The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday said Nigerians will begin to pay for the National Identity Card from year 2022.
The Director General of NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Aziz, disclosed this in Abuja at the Lunch Time Reform Seminar on “The National Digital Identity Ecosystem Strategic Road Map for the Enrollment of Nigerians and Legal Residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB)” organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR).
According to him, the National electronics ID card can only be issued to Nigerians registered into the national identity system and legal residents who have attained the age of 16 years and above.
He however said that the National Identification Number (NIN) is assignable only to Nigerians.
“As a government, we recognise the huge importance of moving towards a Digital Government. Therefore, we must embrace and harness the potentials inherent in digital identity to build and develop our country.
“Nations all over the world and in particular, developed countries have utilized identity as a foundation to transforming governance and enhancing service delivery in the areas of healthcare, agriculture, voting, transportation, financial inclusion, access to basic service and welfare programmes,” he said.
He assured Nigerians that no one shall be denied any government services on account of not having the National Identity Number (NIN).
He said, “Rather, the mandatory enrolment or collection of data by the above-mentioned government agencies or their licensed agents, along with private sector organisations to be licensed by NIMC under the digital identity ecosystem means fast-tracking of the enrolment process in the national identity system.
“Instead, in its wisdom, the Federal Government approved the new digital identity ecosystem which ensures and mandates all government agencies earlier mentioned and private sector organisations to be licensed by NIMC, to collect citizens’ data using guidelines issued by the NIMC and through secure approved channels of communication send such data to NIMC to generate the NIN.
He urged Nigerians to make use of the remaining three years to get registered and obtained their cards.
In his welcome remarks, the acting Director-General, BPSR, Mr. Dasuki Arabi, represented by the Director, Strategy, Innovation and Research (SIR), Mr. Iyang Anyang, noted that the world was currently facing political, economic, social and technological challenges.
He said the challenges have spurred government institutions to undergo various reforms to cope, address and manage change, for improved performance on quality service delivery to citizens.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/nigerians-to-pay-for-national-id-card-from-2022-nimc.html

JosEast:
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday said Nigerians will begin to pay for the National Identity Card from year 2022.
The Director General of NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Aziz, disclosed this in Abuja at the Lunch Time Reform Seminar on “The National Digital Identity Ecosystem Strategic Road Map for the Enrollment of Nigerians and Legal Residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB)” organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR).
According to him, the National electronics ID card can only be issued to Nigerians registered into the national identity system and legal residents who have attained the age of 16 years and above.
He however said that the National Identification Number (NIN) is assignable only to Nigerians.
“As a government, we recognise the huge importance of moving towards a Digital Government. Therefore, we must embrace and harness the potentials inherent in digital identity to build and develop our country.
“Nations all over the world and in particular, developed countries have utilized identity as a foundation to transforming governance and enhancing service delivery in the areas of healthcare, agriculture, voting, transportation, financial inclusion, access to basic service and welfare programmes,” he said.
He assured Nigerians that no one shall be denied any government services on account of not having the National Identity Number (NIN).
He said, “Rather, the mandatory enrolment or collection of data by the above-mentioned government agencies or their licensed agents, along with private sector organisations to be licensed by NIMC under the digital identity ecosystem means fast-tracking of the enrolment process in the national identity system.
“Instead, in its wisdom, the Federal Government approved the new digital identity ecosystem which ensures and mandates all government agencies earlier mentioned and private sector organisations to be licensed by NIMC, to collect citizens’ data using guidelines issued by the NIMC and through secure approved channels of communication send such data to NIMC to generate the NIN.
He urged Nigerians to make use of the remaining three years to get registered and obtained their cards.
In his welcome remarks, the acting Director-General, BPSR, Mr. Dasuki Arabi, represented by the Director, Strategy, Innovation and Research (SIR), Mr. Iyang Anyang, noted that the world was currently facing political, economic, social and technological challenges.
He said the challenges have spurred government institutions to undergo various reforms to cope, address and manage change, for improved performance on quality service delivery to citizens.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/nigerians-to-pay-for-national-id-card-from-2022-nimc.html

Why should Nigerians pay for the national ID card.

Too much talk.


Roll out the ones that we've registered for since.

Haba!!!

Failed country. Tell me one thing that is working?

Fake news

wahala dey
I have registered since 2014 now and I haven't hear anything from the organization. to me, they are the most useless organization in Nigeria

Wait these things were free? What is wrong with this country. Things like this shouldn't be free to begin with. After they start changing they should mail out these cards instead of having individuals pick them up. Give the postal service work to do.

Front page: Lalasticlala Mynd44

Nigerians pay for traveling passport and still pay for national identity card? It better never be true.

hmmm so as Nigerians the government can't give us anything for free

kheny12:
Why should Nigerians pay for the national ID card.

Are you not please when your ATM card is issued to you immediately by banks? This is because you pay for it, if they can issues it for like N1500 is better than to wait for eternity,besides free things make services inefficient.

As long as i have my Driver's licence and International passport, i no send. NIMC that are charging people 1k to fill form.

NIMC should link the BVN information to this National ID. I even heard it has expiry date sef.

The executives are always looking for ways to extort us. Tufiakwa

Nations all over the world and in particular, developed countries have utilized identity as a foundation to transforming governance and enhancing service delivery in the areas of healthcare, agriculture, voting, transportation, financial inclusion, access to basic service and welfare programmes.

Free or not free, my own is that I need my national ID card which I applied for since 2013!
Pikin when dem born that time don dey primary school by now.

Oma307:
wahala dey
I have registered since 2014 now and I haven't hear anything from the organization. to me, they are the most useless organization in Nigeria

Very useless

Blue3k:
Wait these things were free? What is wrong with this country. Things like this shouldn't be free to begin with. After they start changing they should mail out these cards instead of having individuals pick them up. Give the postal service work to do.

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Wait have you being dead all this while and just got resurrected

How many things are we now to pay for ?
Drivers license
International passport
Can any of this serve the purpose of National ID card ?
Na wa o

Orla234:
Too much talk.


Roll out the ones that we've registered for since.

Haba!!!

I registered in 2013. It was just last week that I got their text that mine was ready for collection.
Anyways, I am glad I didn't have to pay for it

Bluffly:

Wait have you being dead all this while and just got resurrected

What do you mean? I post all the time on this section and music section.

I paid to do mine...so wat r d saying??

SoNature:


I registered in 2013. It was just last week that I got their text that mine was ready for collection.
Anyways, I am glad I didn't have to pay for it

Lucky you. You can just imagine how long it took.

Mine was in 2015. Yet to hear from them.

Blue3k:


What do you mean? I post all the time on this section and music section.

This sounds awkward "Wait these things were free? What is wrong with this country. Things like this shouldn't be free to begin with."

Everyone knew it is free.

If this report is true now i know the real reason behind the so much delay in giving out the card after over 2-3 years of registration.

Bluffly:

This sounds awkward "Wait these things were free? What is wrong with this country. Things like this shouldn't be free to begin with."

Everyone knew it is free.

Excuse my ignorance then. I assumed it was like drivers license or passport.

"I sold ALSCON built with $3.5billion for $120million. It was a mistake"

Atiku Abubakar

another way to Rob d citizens of there cash

You are not yet done with those that have registered you are talking about 2022.

This country sef ehn, I did it some years ago but I never get the plastic card...

Hmm

Veey soon, we'll be paying to be Nigerians!

Failed Governments with bad roads, poor housing schemes, no water, horrible roads network, awful power supply, high food rates, poor infrastructure and poor hope of being a Nigerian.

Very useless people.


Since November 2013 up till now, my card is still not ready. Absurd!