How to enroll for NIN.

There are different ways you can enroll for the NIN:

1.  Self Service Enrollment
Stage 1:

§  Applicant visits NIMC website: http://www.nimc.gov.ng  to access the Enrollment Form or walks into an enrollment centre and use the self-service workstation.

§  Fills the Enrollment Form online and prints a summary sheet with a 2D Barcode and Registration ID number.

§  At the enrollment centre, the enrollment officer scans barcode to pull up the applicant data or uses the Registration ID Number to pull up the information from the database.

Alternatively,

§  Applicant walks into an enrollment centre and picks up an enrollment form.

§  Fills the enrollment form, providing the required demographic information.

§  Applicant approaches the enrollment officer who collects the completed form and inputs the details into the enrollment portal.

Stage 2: Applicant verifies and confirms the enrollment data on the system.
Stage 3: Applicant has his photograph, finger print captured.
Stage 4: Applicant has his supporting documents scanned.
Stage 5: Enrollment is acknowledged and a slip is generated and given indicating completion of enrollment.
Stage 6: Applicant leaves the enrollment centre.

2.  Assisted-Service
Stage 1: Applicant walks into enrollment centre and request for enrollment assistance.
Stage 2: A support officer assists applicant in picking and filling the enrollment form.
Stage 3. Applicant approaches an enrollment officer who collects the completed form and inputs the details into the enrollment portal.
Stage 4: Applicant verifies and confirms the enrollment data on the system.
Stage 5: Applicant has his photograph, finger print captured.
Stage 6: Applicant has his supporting documents scanned.
Stage 7: Enrollment is acknowledged and a slip is generated and given indicating completion of enrollment.
Stage 8: Applicant leaves the enrollment centre.

3.  Mobile-Service
Stage 1: Applicant goes to a mobile enrollment station.
Stage 2: Request an enrollment form and fill it or request a support officer to provide assistance.
Stage 3. Applicant approaches an enrollment officer who collects the completed form and inputs the details into the enrollment portal.
Stage 4: Applicant verifies and confirms the enrollment data on the system.
Stage 5: Applicant has his photograph, finger print captured.
Stage 6: Applicant has his supporting documents scanned.
Stage 7: Enrollment is acknowledged and a slip is generated and given indicating completion of enrollment.
Stage 8: Applicant leaves the enrollment centre.

After the completion of the enrollment process, you will be informed of the date and time for collection of the National Identification Number (NIN). NIN can only be collected by an individual after biometric verification where you previously enrolled and not by proxy.

There are Registration Centers in all the 36 NIMC State offices in the capital of each State and FCT, and with time there will also be centers in all the 774 Local Government offices nationwide. There are also plans to establish additional registration centers and mobile registration centers in strategic locations for easy access to enrollment.

NIMC pledges to deliver irrefutable, secure national ID database

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has assured Nigerians of the Commission’s commitment to deliver reliable, irrefutable and secured National identity of Nigerians and Legal residents.

Director-General/CEO of NIMC, Mr Chris Onyemenam, stated this in Enugu, while presenting a paper entitled “National Identity Management System (NIMS): How the System will Work and How it will Benefit You and the Government” during an interactive session with stakeholders.

Onyemenam highlighted some key issues that led to the current insecurity challenges facing Nigeria today. He stated that an average Nigerian parades multiple and unreliable identities.

He further stated that this has led to over 75 percent fake and counterfeits identities in Nigeria. Barr Onyemenam also added that the problem has further been compounded by excessive focus on ID card issuance without ID Authentication and Verification Services.

He noted that over 100 million Nigerians have no official identities, adding: “Seventy five per cent of identity documents are fake and self issued, no timely means of authenticating the documents, less than 20 percent of the Nigeria population have access to financial services and that actual total bank cards were less than 10 percent of the population’’

Onyemenam also stated that the solution to all this is a paradigm shift from ID card issuance to Identity Management System that NIMC was set-up to establish.

He further explained that the NIMS project is in five components: the establishment of reliable, secured and accurate National Database,  assigning of National Identification Number (NIN), issuance of Multi-purpose cards (GMPC), provision of infrastructure that will be used for verification and confirmation of identity, and harmonisation of all existing government Agencies’ databases in Nigeria.

Barrister Onyemenam also disclosed that LIVE enrolment has since started February, 2012, saying that it will run in three phases; phase one, which has since commenced involves enrolment at state level, phase two, is to commence as extension of enrolment at the Local Government Levels while phase three is to come under Mobile enrolment largely aimed at capturing Nigerians living in remote areas.

NIN Is Your Identity, DG NIMC Tells Nigerians

THE Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Barrister Chris Onyemenam has again emphasised the importance of the National Identification Number (NIN), describing it as the true and only Identity every Nigerian can be sure of.

He disclosed this during the stakeholder’s event organised by the NIMC in Makurdi Benue State recently.

He noted that the NIN is a non-intelligent set of eleven (11) numbers assigned to an individual upon successful enrolment and consists of the recording of an individual’s demographic data and capturing of the (10) fingerprints, head-to-shoulder facial picture and digital signature, which are all used in cross checking existing data in the National Identity Database to confirm that there is no previous entry of the same data. He debunk insinuations about possible duplication, saying that once the process is completed the data is then stored with the unique NIN that was assigned to it.

He also said that once the NIN is issued to a person, it cannot be used again, that is, it cannot be issued to another person even if the previous person is dead), stressing that the NIN helps to tie all records about a person in the database and enables individuals to assert their Identities.

Barrister Onyemenam, maintained that the present enrolment and the issuance of the NIN and subsequently, smart card which are stored in a database is different from the previous one that were mainly focused on the issuance of Identity Cards that are not verifiable.

He further explained that the current National Identity Management System (NIMS) will protect Nigerian citizens from identity theft and fraud, making life easier by providing easier and convenient means of identification anywhere in Nigeria and beyond and makes it harder for criminals to use false or multiple/ duplicate/ ghost identities.

‘‘It will reassure us all that civil/public servants are who they say they are, no ghost workers phenomenon again, and most importantly it will help in harmonizing and integrating Identity databases in all government agencies and also in the private sector and optimise use of government resources,’’ he assured.

The Director-General pointed out that the NIMS project is socially, economically and financially viable for Nigeria at this transformation time, and that it combines several advantages of the Lessons of other Countries as well as the Nigeria past experiences of botched attempts at National registration and Identification schemes.

Declaring the forum open, the Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam represented by the Deputy Governor, Stephen Lawani said that the NIMS project will surely contribute to the development of the country, socially, economically, and in transforming the Citizenry. He congratulated the Director-General for the project and pledged that the State will Co-operate and support the Commission in implementation of the NIMS project in Benue State in particular and Nigeria in general

What You need to know on NIN

The National Identification Number (NIN) registration will soon commence at various enrolment centres all over Nigeria. Every citizen of Nigeria from the age of 16 years and above and legal residents are eligible to enrol for the NIN. (Arrangements are also currently being made to ensure that all persons from birth can be registered and enrollment of biometrics from the age of five (5) can be achieved).

The Nigerian National Identification Number (NIN) is similar the United States of America’s Social Security Number (SSN). This is a set of numbers assigned to an individual by the government as a means of tracking its citizens, permanent and temporary residents for the purposes of work, taxation, government benefits, health care, and other government-related functions.

The NIN once issued to a person cannot be used again, (that is, it cannot be issued to another person even if the previous person is dead). It is the NIN that helps to tie all records about a person in the database and is used to check the identity verified.

This will be managed by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), established by Act No. 23 of 2007 whose primary goal is to foster the orderly development of an identity sector in Nigeria through the development of a modern and universally acceptable identity management infrastructure in Nigeria. The Act empowers NIMC to establish, manage, regulate and enforce an effective and secure Identity Assurance System that would facilitate the harmonization and integration of identity databases in government agencies, ensure sustainability, reliability and acceptance across diverse points and contexts and application of the verification and authentication services within and outside the country.

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. The process is the same whether you choose the self-service or you require an assisted service.

There are different ways you can enrol for the NIN:

1.  Self Service Enrollment
Stage 1:

§  Applicant visits NIMC website: http://www.nimc.gov.ng  to access the Enrollment Form or walks into an enrolment centre and use the self-service workstation.

§  Fills the Enrolment Form online and prints a summary sheet with a 2D Barcode and Registration ID number.

§  At the enrolment centre, the enrolment officer scans barcode to pull up the applicant data or uses the Registration ID Number to pull up the information from the database.

Alternatively,

§  Applicant walks into an enrolment centre and picks up an enrolment form.

§  Fills the enrolment form, providing the required demographic information.

§  Applicant approaches the enrolment officer who collects the completed form and inputs the details into the enrolment portal.

Stage 2: Applicant verifies and confirms the enrolment data on the system.
Stage 3: Applicant has his photograph, finger print captured.
Stage 4: Applicant has his supporting documents scanned.
Stage 5: Enrolment is acknowledged and a slip is generated and given indicating completion of enrolment.
Stage 6: Applicant leaves the enrolment centre.

2.  Assisted-Service
Stage 1: Applicant walks into enrolment centre and request for enrolment assistance.
Stage 2: A support officer assists applicant in picking and filling the enrolment form.
Stage 3. Applicant approaches an enrolment officer who collects the completed form and inputs the details into the enrolment portal.
Stage 4: Applicant verifies and confirms the enrolment data on the system.
Stage 5: Applicant has his photograph, finger print captured.
Stage 6: Applicant has his supporting documents scanned.
Stage 7: Enrolment is acknowledged and a slip is generated and given indicating completion of enrolment.
Stage 8: Applicant leaves the enrolment centre.

3.  Mobile-Service
Stage 1: Applicant goes to a mobile enrolment station.
Stage 2: Request an enrolment form and fill it or request a support officer to provide assistance.
Stage 3. Applicant approaches an enrolment officer who collects the completed form and inputs the details into the enrolment portal.
Stage 4: Applicant verifies and confirms the enrolment data on the system.
Stage 5: Applicant has his photograph, finger print captured.
Stage 6: Applicant has his supporting documents scanned.
Stage 7: Enrolment is acknowledged and a slip is generated and given indicating completion of enrolment.
Stage 8: Applicant leaves the enrolment centre.

After the completion of the enrolment process, you will be informed of the date and time for collection of the National Identification Number (NIN). NIN can only be collected by an individual after biometric verification where you previously enrolled and not by proxy.

There are Registration Centers in all the 36 NIMC State offices in the capital of each State and FCT, and with time there will also be centers in all the 774 Local Government offices nationwide. There are also plans to establish additional registration centers and mobile registration centers in strategic locations for easy access to enrolment.

80% of Nigerians lack proper identification – NIMC

80% of Nigerians lack proper identification – NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission has said that 80 per cent of Nigerians have no proper identification due to the lack of a comprehensive national identity database, the lacuna the NIMC was established to address.

The Director, Information Technology/Database, NIMC, Mr. Aliyu Azeez, while speaking at a stakeholders’ forum organised by the commission in Lagos on Tuesday, said only 20 per cent of the country’s population had some form of identification.

He said over 100 million Nigerians lacked any form of identification that could allow them engage in seamless transactions locally and internationally.

Azeez, who noted that the identity management sector was critical to Nigeria’s development, said, “One hundred million Nigerians do not have any form of identification. Less than 20 per cent of Nigeria’s population have some form of identification. There are lots of activities happening in terms of the development of identity databases, but they are done in silos.

“I call them sectoral silos because there is no common key that allows these disparate databases to talk to each other.”

To ensure the registration of citizens and legal residents as provided by the NIMC Act, the commission’s Director-General, Mr. Chris Onyemenam, had earlier said the issuance of National Identification Numbers and cards would begin by the first quarter of 2013.

He said the pilot scheme was being successfully implemented in Bauchi, Bayelsa, Enugu, Kaduna and Lagos states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory, adding that national identity numbers were currently being issued in the pilot scheme states.

Onyemenam, however, said the commission was ready to expand its coverage to the 36 states of the federation, adding that enrolment offices would be set up in all the states by the end of the month.

He said, “By the end of October, we would have concluded testing of these systems from these various locations. We will wait for sometime to look at the volume management and connectivity. We want to see how we can manage the switch from one network to another.”

National Identification Number (NIN)....facts you need to know

National Identification Number (NIN)

The National Identification Number (NIN) is a non intelligent set of numbers assigned to an individual upon successful enrollment.

Enrollment consists of;

The recording of an individual’s demographic data

Capture of the ten (10) fingerprints,

Head-to-shoulder facial picture and

Digital Signature

All these will be 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

When this is completed the data is then stored with a unique NIN that was assigned to it.

The NIN once issued cannot be used again, (that is, it cannot be issued to another person even if the previous person is dead).

It is the NIN that helps to tie all records about a person in the database and is used to check the identity verified.

When Can I Get Enrolled?

Enrollment in selected locations has commenced.

 You will be required to provide your demographic data, fingerprints, photographs and digital signature for enrollment into the National Identity Database, by presenting yourself at your convenience at a designated location for the enrollment exercise.

There is provision for pre-registration online. NIN will be issued to you within one (1) week if there are no issues about your identity.

Thereafter your Identity Card will be processed and delivered to you within one (1) month.

However, if there are issues with your enrolment, you will be notified within forty-eight (48) hours and may be invited for physical verification.

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The National Identification Number (NIN) is a non intelligent set of numbers assigned to an individual upon successful enrollment.

Enrollment consists of;

The recording of an individual’s demographic data

Capture of the ten (10) fingerprints,

Head-to-shoulder facial picture and

Digital Signature

All these will be 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

When this is completed the data is then stored with a unique NIN that was assigned to it.

The NIN once issued cannot be used again, (that is, it cannot be issued to another person even if the previous person is dead).

It is the NIN that helps to tie all records about a person in the database and is used to check the identity verified.

When Can I Get Enrolled?

Enrollment in selected locations has commenced.

 You will be required to provide your demographic data, fingerprints, photographs and digital signature for enrollment into the National Identity Database, by presenting yourself at your convenience at a designated location for the enrollment exercise.

There is provision for pre-registration online. NIN will be issued to you within one (1) week if there are no issues about your identity.

Thereafter your Identity Card will be processed and delivered to you within one (1) month.

However, if there are issues with your enrolment, you will be notified within forty-eight (48) hours and may be invited for physical verification.

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National Identification Number (NIN)

National Identification Number (NIN)

The National Identification Number (NIN) is a non intelligent set of numbers assigned to an individual upon successful enrollment. Enrollment consists of the recoding 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.

The NIN once issued cannot be used again, (that is, it cannot be issued to another person even if the previous person is dead). It is the NIN that helps to tie all records about a person in the database and is used to check the identity verified.

When Can I Get Enrolled?

As soon as the Front-End Partners (FEPs) are ready. But enrollment in selected locations will commence soon. So you will be required to provide your demographic data, fingerprints, photographs and digital signature for enrollment into the National Identity Database, by presenting yourself at your convenience at a designated location for the enrollment exercise. There is provision for pre-registration online. NIN will be issued to you within one (1) week if there are no issues about your identity. Thereafter your Identity Card will be processed and delivered to you within one (1) month.

However, if there are issues with your enrolment, you will be notified within forty-eight (48) hours and may be invited for physical verification.

9-digit number that is unique to each Nigerian that has registered with National Identity Management Commission. The NIN is assigned to an individual at the time of the initial registration with NIMC.

NIN is associated with a single set of biometrics belonging to the subject (individual) that has been assigned the NIN. NIN is not the same as the National ID card number which may expire, discontinued, or be re-assigned.

NIN Assignment

Only NIMC can assign the 9-digit NIN to a subject. Once NIN is assigned to a subject, it can never be changed or altered in any form. NIN does not expire and is valid for the entire life span of the subject biometrics that it was assigned to.

Use of NIN

NIN shall be the basis of which the Federal, State, and Local government shall interact with a citizen of Nigeria. Each Ministry, agency, regulatory body, and entities must tie an individual to a NIN before services can be rendered to the individual.

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