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NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Odewaleadesoye(m): 11:22am On Dec 21, 2020
Large crowds gathered at the offices of the National Identity Management Commission in Lagos on Monday in a bid to register and obtain the National Identity Number.

The development comes just days after the Nigerian Communication Commission ordered telecommunications companies to within two weeks suspend phone subscribers who have no NIN.

Currently, only about 41.5 million Nigerians out of an estimated 198 million active phone subscribers have NIN.

Most of the people, who gathered at the NIMC office in Alausa, were either not wearing face masks or not observing physical distancing, thereby flouting the protocol put in place by the government in a bid to tackle the spread of COVID-19 which has been on the increase in the last one week.

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who has also been infected with COVID-19, ordered the closure of places of worship, schools, clubs and other places which could attract large crowds.

Several concerned Nigerians had expressed concern over the sudden directive of the Federal Government and had asked that the deadline given for the registration be extended but the government has remained adamant.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project had described the order as an abuse of human rights and threatened to sue the Federal Government within seven days if it is not rescinded.

The Federal Government recently approved the licensing of 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct enrolment of persons into the National Identity Database. However, it was learnt that most of these entities could not start the process immediately because they lacked the infrastructure and equipment to do so.

Telecoms giant, MTN, which is one of the firms given the licence to enrol persons into the NIMC database, announced on Saturday that it was importing 14, 000 devices for the NIN registration and they are expected to arrive in two weeks.

Meanwhile, several Nigerians have been criticising the Federal Government on social media over the gathering of large crowds in NIMC’s offices.
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Some of them accused NIMC officials of demanding bribe from them.

@ayegbajeje_ tweeted, “Those in Oshodi local government would frustrate you. People go as early as 4am for numbers. If you can’t get the number and want to register, you’ll pay a N5000 bribe. If you can wait, you’ll fill a form for N100, pay 300 for printing and lamination. The situation as of 8.45am today.

“The form is just an A4 paper with ‘free’ clearly written on it. If you make photocopies elsewhere it won’t be collected from you. Presently there are over 400+ people there defying COVID-19 guideline at the peak of the second wave.”

Another youth said on social media that it was ironic that the state government shut down night clubs over the weekend but was permitting large gatherings at NIMC.

“Lagos State Government sent police to Cubana to arrest people having a good time amid all their wickedness on citizens, because of so-called COVID-19 yet they are inviting and dining with COVID-19 with this NIN,” @iamgerrardoxa tweeted.

The NIMC Spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, did not respond to calls on Monday.

@prinzgbemi, who shared photos of from the Alausa office of NIMC, said the irony was that the office was barely five minutes away from the governor’s office.

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Large crowds at NIMC offices in Lagos on Monday, December 21, 2020 (Photo: Photo credit @prinzgbemi)

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by RedPanthar: 11:27am On Dec 21, 2020
APC and Buhari and their legacy of always making the wrong decisions at the wrong time.

I'm sure the whole NIN compliance issue could be addressed at a later time when another wave of COVID-19 outbreak wasn't imminent.

But no, they chose thus moment and this whole brouhaha to serve as a distraction to lure people's attention away from their abysmal terrible handling of everything.

APC, the direct opposite of the MIDAS hand, whatever it touches is destroyed.

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Nukilia: 11:30am On Dec 21, 2020
What a country!

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by natnoble(m): 11:43am On Dec 21, 2020
Government policies and pronouncements, lately contradicts their position on fight against covid-19. This is simply the wrong time to bring policy that will encourage crowd gathering.

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Dannieln1: 11:50am On Dec 21, 2020
When government are trying to rob it's citizen through taxes...
They always don't care about rules and regulations as they flout it...



This government is the worst government in the history of Nigeria

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by dyera(m): 12:44pm On Dec 21, 2020
You see their lives.

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Nobody: 12:51pm On Dec 21, 2020
I see covid-19 cases rising to 5000 per day,
NIN and sim cards can always wait, but NCC is taking this too far.
I wonder why our government and the so called stakeholders don't think properly, it's like their brain is filled with hot air

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Nobody: 1:07pm On Dec 21, 2020
Hian
Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Zyxzzzz: 1:08pm On Dec 21, 2020
Bleep the government

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by yesloaded: 1:09pm On Dec 21, 2020
Dumb administration in the history of Nigeria

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Odunolumide(m): 1:09pm On Dec 21, 2020
Who cares
Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by arantess: 1:09pm On Dec 21, 2020
Government should be held responsible if a lot of these people are infected

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Blossomfirst(f): 1:10pm On Dec 21, 2020
cheesy
Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by yesloaded: 1:10pm On Dec 21, 2020
Dannieln1:
When government are trying to rob it's citizen through taxes...
They always don't care about rules and regulations as they flout it...



This government is the worst government in the history of Nigeria

You can say that again

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by kuntash: 1:10pm On Dec 21, 2020
Put one and two together, you would see social media control in between..

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Olude193: 1:10pm On Dec 21, 2020
No mind Isa pantami them...

Because they shake them small by *kidnapping* the secondary school boys....

They want to hold the whole country into Ransome

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by NaijaOlosho(f): 1:11pm On Dec 21, 2020
This buhari administration is just senseless in everything they do cry

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Beehshorp(m): 1:11pm On Dec 21, 2020
There should be an App for this.

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Neddstark: 1:12pm On Dec 21, 2020
This is what we get when a powerdrunk insensitive unthinking camel of a minister gives directives without thinking of consequences.

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Nobody: 1:13pm On Dec 21, 2020
Such law not needed in a time as this if you ask me
Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Legalcriminal: 1:13pm On Dec 21, 2020
Am I the only one who doesn’t give a fxck about this NIN??

Let’s see NCDC update tomorrow

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by King44(m): 1:14pm On Dec 21, 2020
Odewaleadesoye:


https://punchng.com/nin-large-crowds-gather-at-nimc-offices-in-lagos-flout-covid-19-protocol/

Large crowds at NIMC offices in Lagos on Monday, December 21, 2020 (Photo: Photo credit @prinzgbemi)
The gvt is sick, unserious and irresponsible

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Generalkorex(m): 1:14pm On Dec 21, 2020
5000 cases tomorrow
Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Mayng01(m): 1:14pm On Dec 21, 2020
That is what you get when you are being ruled by Numbskulls

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Hasino2258: 1:15pm On Dec 21, 2020
pls after registration i can help retrieve your NIN and send you the softcopy so that you wont go back to face the same stress of registration
Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by ceejayluv(m): 1:15pm On Dec 21, 2020
It's funny how the ussd code for NIN check stopped going through immediately after FG declared that they stop charging 20 naira.
Many of the people in that crowd wouldn't need to be there.

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Re: NIN: Large Crowds Gather At NIMC Offices In Lagos, Flout COVID-19 Protocol by Nobody: 1:16pm On Dec 21, 2020
Useless country

Since 2013 that I did mine, na still one laminated paper I dey carry up and down


So after closing everything closable in Lagos, they now brought up sim registration wahala...
Anyway, he fit be planned work sha...

NIMC makes the announcement, people troop out, people are infected, Ncdc cash out.. They give returns to NIMC, case closed

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