NIMC Dismisses Viral NIN Hack Claim

The National Identity Management Commission has denied that Nigeria’s national identity database was hacked, describing a video circulating online as a recycled and previously disclaimed claim from 2024. In a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, and posted on the commission’s X handle on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, NIMC called the…

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NIMC, NIPOST Integrate Identity Database With Digital Postcodes

Identity Registry Hits Record One Hundred Thirty Million -NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission has registered over 136 million citizens and legal residents in its database as a sweeping infrastructure overhaul begins. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, the director-general, confirmed the milestone following high-level consultations with the budget ministry. This legislative and technical shift aims to centralise the civic records of Africa’s most populous nation under a…

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NYSC and NIMC Partner to Simplify Corps Mobilisation

NYSC and NIMC Partner to Simplify Corps Mobilisation

The National Youth Service Corps has partnered with the National Identity Management Commission to streamline biometric verification for prospective corps members nationwide. This collaboration aims to eliminate the frequent database bottlenecks that delay the registration of university and polytechnic graduates. Under the new arrangement, the youth scheme will directly use the national identity database to…

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