FG gives fresh details on NIN registration, launches mobile app for securing slip
- The federal government has issued released a new strategy for securing NIN slip
- Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, made this known on Thursday, December 31, 2020
- The minister said that a mobile app has been approved to make the registration of NIN stress free
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Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, has approved the development and release of an improved National Identity Number (NIN) slip and a mobile application that would help in securing it.
Daily Nigerian reports that the technical assistant, information technology to the ministry, Femi Adeluyi, made this known in a statement issued on the night of Thursday, December 31, 2020, in Abuja.
Legit.ng gathered that Adeluyi said the development was part of the federal government’s policy to improve the process of obtaining NIN and linking it to Subscribers Identification Module (SIM), and also aligning with the national digital economy policy for a digital Nigeria.
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He said the mobile application has been sent to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), for implementation.
Adeluyi stated that the application provided a secure channel for all Nigerians and legal residents to easily verify and authenticate their identities on-the-go using smartphones, adding that it also enables them to link the NIN to their phone numbers.
He also said that the application offered a built-in harmonisation process that allowed its use across other government services including the NCC, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Federal Road Safety Commission and National Health Insurance Scheme, among others.
He said that the application was already available on the Google Play Store for Android users and App Store for IOS users.
He said that users could also download the improved NIN slip at https://dashboard.nimc.gov.ng.
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He said that the ministry remained committed to creating an enabling environment for all Nigerians and legal residents to obtain their digital identity number.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the federal government lifted the suspension on replacement and activation of old Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card.
It was reported that the directive was given on Thursday, December 31, in a statement by the director of public affairs of the National Communication Commission (NCC) Ikechukwu Adinde.
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