Customs officers at the NIMC town hall meeting in Minna. # NIN #

The National Identification Number (NIN) is a set of numbers assigned to an individual upon successful enrollment. Enrollment consists of the recording of an individual’s demographic data and capture of the ten (10) fingerprints, head-to-shoulder facial picture and digital signature, which are all used to cross-check existing data in the National Identity Database to confirm that there is no previous entry of the same data. Once this (de-duplication) process is completed the data is then stored with a unique NIN that was assigned to it.
Once this (de-duplication) process is completed the data is then stored with a unique NIN that was assigned to it. It is the NIN that helps to tie all records about a person in the database and is used to check the identity verified.