National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a fresh instruction regarding National Identification Number (NIN) generated via Bank Verification Number (BVN).

Before now, Nigerians believe that even if you don’t have NIN but you have BVN, it will automatically generate a random NIN for you. The believe is that when you registered for your BVN, an NIN number was created for you.


But NIMC took to their twitter handle to issue a fresh instruction to citizens who haven’t enrolled for their National Identity Card Management.

On its Twitter handle, @nimc_ng, the commission said Nigerians must complete their NIN registration, even if their BVN generates the special digit.

The notice read: “If your NIN was generated due to the BVN record harmonisation with the National Identity Database, you will not have access to the NIMC mobile app and your NIN-SIM integration will be invalid.

“Kindly visit an enrolment centre to complete your NIN registration.” The new order comes a day after NIMC warned Nigerians to stay away from a fake app that claims to help link NIN to SIM cards.

The commission claimed that the app was run by fraudsters, who used it to harvest NINs and BVNs. While crowds continued to besiege the enrolment centres, others have kept throwing tantrums at the Federal Government, NIMC and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for making them pass through what they described as harrowing experiences.

I know it has not been easy registering for National Identity Card because of the administrative bottle neck who have decided to play politics with it in different centers but you still need to try to get registered.

They are not serious at all. I did my NIN 2014, up till now, I still dey carry paper dey waka.

each passing day for naija na so so problem from the govt...mtchew

Nothing new here. It's the same thing. Go to their office and register for the NIN.

I'm going to the USA

I did mine in 2013....

Even now, am trying to login on the website to generate the new slip but it's not connecting....

If Nimc can not migrate captured data (biometrics and other bio data) from a reliable exercise done to obtain BVN.

How are we sure the so called NIN would be able to support other services (like FRSC, Passport office etc) that would be requesting this same data from them later?

They just want to NIN enrollment to pass through them for maximum opportunity to prolly enrich themselves from the wack process and deadlines.

What A Problem Nation

adebanjojide:
my NIN date of birth DOB was corrected by Dr Paul and I have checked it on the NIMC portal it reflected. I will advice anyone that has any NIN issues to contact him for genuine assistant.

Thanks for this infor. I have already contacted him to help me to correct my NIN wrong names

I need help on how to correct my NIN wrong DOB, need it urgent for traveling purpose

bobkezel, kindly contact me on WhatsApp. I lost your number.