My problem started from this earlier thread here..

https://www.nairaland.com/6332905/nin-issues-never-registered-nin/4#97484210


I have not registered for NIMC at all.
Unfortunately, I operate with three different MTN numbers, but I am using two out of the three numbers too often.
I use them interchangeably in whatever I am doing.
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I just discovered that the two numbers have two distinct NIN numbers attached to them after I dialled *346# on the two different numbers..
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My third Number doesn't have any NIN record on it yet., although I have used the MTN website to link it with the NIN of my first MTN Line.
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What could even be the cause of someone having Multiple NINs to himself as a result of two different phone numbers??


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Someone just told me that since I had never gone to register officially with the NIMC, then Double NINs could have been possible due to the NIN Harmonisation Exercise which they did sometime ago, or due to Number Recycling.

In the first instance, if it happened that I used more than one phone-number in my registrations across the various platforms such as Voters-Card, BVN, Driver's License, and even International Passport, then, it probably happened that along the line when they did the “Harmonisation of Data” from all these sources/platforms, they generated two different NINs for my two different numbers which happened to get harmonised into the NIN Database from two different sources/platforms.
(I guess this was exactly what happened.. I use the two numbers interchangeably.. Two of them are as equally important to me.)

In the second instance, if it happened that I recently bought recyled phone numbers that were already used by some other people to register for their NIN long time ago, then it is possible that if I dial *346# it will retrieve their NINs for me.
(I guess this wasn't the case though, because the number I bought recently doesn't even have any NIN record. The two lines that have NIN numbers were the lines that I bought between 2003 and 2005.)

humilitypays:
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“There will be a lot of data confusion and identity mismatch.”


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You see this thing you typed above??
That's exactly what NIMC is facing right now..
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They are already in a lot of mess due to Harmonisation from varied sources.
They are facing identity mis-match and data mis-match in gross quantities.

beejaay:


My friend pls try and register as soon as possible cos without registration bank won't be able to confirm your identity on the nimc database cos as it stands now, your nin is passive not active, also you won't be able to have an international passport, driver's license and others social services..

(@Bolded)


Please come again..
And explain better..
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Is there any other thing the NIN is supposed to do for us apart from the Linking with Phone numbers??
(Please, explain the part of Other Social Services)...

dustmalik:

I'm sure there is a reason why he gave you discreetly. Don't make him lose his job because he helped you.

Please Chat him privately too..

humilitypays:
my brother dont mind Nigerians, most are educated illiterate. You have a very valid point.


What NIMC needs to do now is to open a temporary portal where people can enter their NIN to verify the name to be sure it is theirs. simple solution

Thank You So Much For Seeing My Point With Me.
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We hope that NIMC would make things easier and better and faster for Nigerians.

Ingriid:


Mr, why are u so harsh on people that tried to help u? Take it easy Ok .

See, do you want to join them??
Who are those people that tried to help me that I was harsh on??
If someone tries to insult me, I pack it back to the person in full dose.
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Park One Side First.
You No Get Better Talk.

HenryWilliams:

Paid site. Rubbish

Thanks For Pointing It Out..

HenryWilliams:

Paid site. Rubbish

Thanks For Pointing It Out..

dallyemmy:
WHEN WE GO JOIN NIN WITH OUR VOTER'S CARD...INEC?

HONESTLY,, THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND THE VALUABLE THING THAT WILL HAPPEN IN NIGERIA.

beejaay:


My friend you need to understand that harmonization of citizen data started around 2016 and its chaired by the vice president

If you dailed *346# and it returned a nin for you despite the fact that you have not enrolled at any nimc office, it means the harmonization execrise has gotten to your own BVN number and thus a nin is already generated for you. (mind you this nin is not yet active on the nimc database until you go for the registration for synchronization of your biometrics)
For the sake of this phone number linking, you can use the NIN number generated with code while you make effort to register at nimc office to properly activate the NIN number..

This is all I had been trying to get all these while..
Thank You So Much For Explaining Things Very Well For Me.
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So, I should not be in a rush for now.
And also, I should relax and be rest assured that the NIN is mine After-all.

chiefololade:


Visit any bank branch to validate your NIN. It can be printed for you.

Ok..
Thanks..
I will do this first thing on Tuesday Morning.

alickic:
Hasino2258

Thank You So Much.

Olarsview:
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“......You must dial from a sim that is associated with a previous registration of either voters card, drivers licence, bvn or any other registration that captured your thumbprint and passport.....”

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Only this part got my attention..
Please, is there an official statement released to this effect.?
Is it officially confirmed that all these agencies actually registered people for NIN number at some point in time??
(The reason I am asking is because NIMC actually denied such possibilities)

walesho:
English language comprehension is very hard for some people . What BluntNigerian is trying to say is that he has NIN attached to his number, but he wants to confirm through the NIMC website or an official website if it really belongs to him.

Something like an official website to type in that NIN to see the details attached to it just to be sure

But all of you are just saying use it like that its yours since you do blabla in 2014, harmonisation shit.

I have the same issue with my MTN i have two NIN for different numbers

My Brother, no just mind all of them..
They are rushing to answer good citizens online, not knowing that they are showcasing something else that is far worse than mediocrity and stupidity.
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Meanwhile,, tell me more about the Bolded Statement above.
How did it happen exactly? (so that we can take the complainants up from this end)

femi4:
I insulted cos you said I m spreading fake news even after showing you the link where it was stated emphatically that some BVN and NIN data were harmonized. Instead, you chose to be impossible.

Reply quick..
Please, I need you to drop the link to the site from where you cropped out this photo..
I WANT TO CONFIRM SOMETHING...
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Thanks

femi4:
I insulted cos you said I m spreading fake news even after showing you the link where it was stated emphatically that some BVN and NIN data were harmonized. Instead, you chose to be impossible.

Na Waa Ooo..
From this Nonsense Picture you shared here, probably from another useless blog (if not, you drop the link let us read the full contents),, it is clear that you also believed that it wasn't only BVN that NIN harmonised their database with,, but that they also harmonised their database with lots of other agencies...
That means, agencies like INEC too, NPC, FRSC, Immigration, and so on??
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That means, If I happened to register for my Voter's Card in 2014, or that I renewed my Driving License or my International Passport in 2014, then I automatically have a NIN that was generated and assigned to me, even if I didn't go to any of the designated NIMC Registration Centres as of then??
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Hahahahahahahahahahahaaahahaaha..
Very Pitiable You Are, Okay??

femi4:
Kindly get off my mentions

Oga Sir,, you better start the Insults on me all-over afresh ooo...
But I must school you properly on this one.
Stop believing every rubbish you see online.

femi4:
I insulted cos you said I m spreading fake news even after showing you the link where it was stated emphatically that some BVN and NIN data were harmonized. Instead, you chose to be impossible.

NIMC said that there was no breach in their Database..
And they made it clear that no other agency or private body had anything to do with their database..
See the News Links Below..
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NIN REGISTRATION: NIMC CLEARS AIR ON BREACH OF DATABASE.
NIMC DEBUNKS CLAIM ON BREACH OF DATABASE.

https://www.thecable.ng/nigerias-database-not-breached-says-nimc

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/12/nimc-debunks-claim-on-breach-of-database/amp/

https://dailypost.ng/2020/12/23/nin-registration-nimc-clears-air-on-breach-of-database/

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So Mista-man, answer me.
Where exactly did you get the “Harmonisation” News from??

femi4:
I insulted cos you said I m spreading fake news even after showing you the link where it was stated emphatically that some BVN and NIN data were harmonized. Instead, you chose to be impossible.

Now it is official..
You are actually spreading Fake News.!!

falcon01:
as arrogant as some comments where here, I enjoyed reading everything from A to Z. BluntNigerian but that feminist something is quick to throw insult without even trying to grasp what BluntNigerian is talking about.

My Brother,, thank you so much for understanding what I was trying to say..
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I really didn't understand the exact reason why Femi4 insulted me shaa ooo..
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I just took it that he is one of those paid trumpeters..
If not, then a high-level zone-bee.
Or something of that sort..
All those people who have lost their proper sense of reasoning, and whenever serious technical questions are being asked, they would rush to senselessly defend some crazy political errors, thinking that the technical questions on ground had some political undertone, not knowing that such questions transcended political gimmicks, and when correctly answered without bias to a good logical conclusion, would help the larger Nigerian Population.

eskimoeze:
how do I submit mine to the network?

Just follow the steps in the attached photo below....

ikennamadu1:
y'all should stop wasting your time on this guy ... Mr goan register ... nobody hold you..

Mr Time-waster..
I am not going to register..
I already have a NIN,, so Sharrrapp.!!
Let those people that do not have a NIN go and register first..
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Meanwhile, stop showcasing lame wokeness here..
You're not the only person that saw this thread.
So, why are you registering your frustrated attention here?

elpochas:
i did mine in 2014,if you registered that year then u automatically have the NIN.So no cause for alarm.

Ok..
As for me,, I am definitely among the last set of people that did the BVN stuff..
That means, I am not supposed to have a BVN-Generated NIN.

alickic:

One good Samaritan from this forum helped me to confirm my own NIN without collecting any money. He only asked for my mtn number and my name. He sent the paper that contained my details to my mail. His name is Hassan

Please, if you wouldn't mind...,, and if he wouldn't mind too, can you drop his Nairaland Moniker here??
Like, quote him properly., let us meet him.
Thanks.

CuteMike01:

Sorry o. I'm the mumu that is wasting my time helping you. Make I go do something else. Yeye man

If you want to help me,, then read the original post well and help me properly..
Stop exposing your mumuism here..

CuteMike01:

Did you register your national ID/voter's card with that MTN sim? If yes then it is yours. You may also want to view this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/6328314/how-link-nin-airtel-mtn

Who even authorized the Harmonisation of NIN and Voters-Card data??
Was it NIMC? or INEC?? or Which Government Body Exactly??

CuteMike01:

Did you register your national ID/voter's card with that MTN sim? If yes then it is yours. You may also want to view this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/6328314/how-link-nin-airtel-mtn

Read the main post again mista-man

CuteMike01:
You also may want to view this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/6328314/how-link-nin-airtel-mtn

Linking of NIN is not my issue..
I have done that with the fake NIN they gave me..
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Mista-man,, read to understand things before dropping off-point comments..

CuteMike01:
Listen well op, you seem to be using AIRTEL. The steps are simple. The sim you used to dial that code which brought out the NIN number is probably the same sim you used to create your national identity / voter's card as the case may be. That NIN number is actually yours. If you're using airtel

- Dial it again

- Screenshot the NIN number or write it down somewhere

- Then dial this code *121*1#. It would bring out that pop up in the screenshot

- Insert the number then send

- Go have a chilled coke and relax

Whatever you're trying to say up there is not the main issue..
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Now tell me.. How were you so sure that the number is actually mine?? Because of Airtel Line??
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I am using MTN..
That means,, the NIN number is not mine..
Is that it?