The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has
shifted the date for the commencement of the mandatory
use of the national identification number (NIN) from
September 1, 2015 to January 9, 2016 .
The commission had earlier directed that all transactions
involving the identification of individuals as specified in
Section 27 of the NIMC Act must be done with the NIN,
beginning from September 1, 2015.
But Abdulhamid Umar, spokesman of NIMC, explained that
the extension of the date followed “the recent directive of
President Muhammadu Buhari, that all ministries,
departments and agencies (MDAs) should expeditiously
harmonise their biometric databases”.
The extension would enable the commission progress
further, ongoing efforts with the MDAs that have reached
advanced stages of harmonisation with NIMC, including the
CBN, FRSC, FIRS, PenCom, INEC, NHIS, Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, (FMARD).
“This would help avoid the situation similar to what was
experienced when the CBN wanted to enforce the cut off
date for the BVN, leading to a late rush to meet the
deadline/massive turn out of citizens and the troubles they
had to go through,” he said.
“It would also help ensure that the need for double
enrolment is reduced to the barest minimum during this
transition period when the harmonisation is being
implemented.
“Furthermore, management has taken into consideration the
fact that the CBN had extended by a few months, the
deadline for the completion of the Bank Verification Number
(BVN) exercise, thus extending the time frame for the
completion of the harmonisation it has begun with the CBN
on the BVN programme.
“It is expected that with the planned harmonisation, which
will effectively link all MDA biometric databases – INEC,
FRSC, PenCom, FIRS/JTB, NHIS, FMARD, etc – citizens will
not be required to have their biometrics taken every time by
these institutions in the near future. Also the MDAs will
invariably act as valid agents to the NIMC, collecting their
own data as well as providing data required for the issuance
of the NIN by the NIMC, based on the minimum national
standards for biometric and demographic data capture
already set by the MDAs.”
The commission also said it had concluded plans to provide
pre-enrolment services on smart phones, as it will ensure
that citizens can start their enrolment using their smart
phones, a development that would ensure that in the next
couple of months citizens, of all ages, would have
completed their demographic enrolment before they proceed
to NIMC Enrolment Centres for their biometric data capture
to complete their enrolment.
“Management believes that this will help to de-congest the
enrolment centres as well as ensure that citizens enroll at
their convenience as the cut off date draws nearer,” it said.
Months ago, NIMC had announced that it would start to
enforce the use of the NIN by citizens in the conduct of
certain transactions as specified in Section 27 of the NIMC
Act, 2007.
“But the need to complete the initiation of the process of
harmonization, to ensure that at least legacy databases of
MDAs are linked is an important process that would
facilitate citizen’s adoption and participation in the process,”
it said.
NIN is an 11-digit number assigned to an individual upon
successful enrolment into the national identity database
(NIDB).
It is what represents the unique entry of a person’s personal
information in the national identity database. Once issued to
an individual, the number cannot be used again.
Umar further said that management had “expressed
satisfaction with the ongoing distribution of the national eID
cards and increasing appreciation of the fact that it is both a
KYC card and a payment card”.
“The public are greatly appreciating that ‘the NIN and not
the card, is Your Identity’. Accordingly a task force has been
set up by management to ensure faster distribution of the
cards by increasing the number of Card Collection Centres
by 300,” he added.


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lalasticlala

Not surprised..... Just like the BVN registration.... I knew it will happen

They keep extending while the average Nigerian doesn't care.

Will National ID card guarantee jobs? Or will it be used to withdraw money? Or will it provide stable power supply?

If not, I give no mess!

I did my registration since 2013, till date, I'm yet to receive the ID Card.