Press Statement

NIN Enrolments exceed 71 Million as Federal Government Extends NIN-SIM Verification to 31st March 2022

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) FBCS, FNCS, FIIM, wishes to convey the approval of the Federal Government to further extend the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022.

The stakeholders have applauded the Federal Government on the significant growth in the number of NIN enrolments and the increased drive to enlighten Nigerians and legal residents across the country. As of 30th December 2021, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued over seventy-one million (71m) NINs with over fourteen thousand (14,000) enrolment centres set up across the country.

Furthermore, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has also set up enrolment centres in over thirty-one (31) countries to cater for Nigerians in the Diaspora. The unprecedented growth in the National Identity Database to over 71 million unique NINs in such a short period, with about 3 to 4 SIMs linked to a NIN, reflects the concerted effort of the Federal Government, the Nigerian populace and legal residents and this is truly commendable.

Following the request by stakeholders, including citizens, legal residents and Nigerians in the diaspora, the Federal Government has extended the deadline of the exercise to the 31st of March, 2022. This extension would enable the Federal Government to consolidate the gains of the process and accelerate the enrolment of Nigerians in key areas like the remote areas, diaspora, schools, hospitals, worship centres, and the registration of legal residents.

The Honourable Minister has however implored Nigerians and legal residents to enrol for their NINs and link with their SIMs during this period of extension as more services will be requiring the NIN for identification. He also reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to support the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in ensuring that the objectives of the exercise are achieved.

The Honourable Minister, the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, and the Director-General/CEO of NIMC, Engr. Aliyu A. Aziz, on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, wish to thank all Nigerians and stakeholders for their commitment and support towards the success of the project. They also applaud the efforts of the respective staff in ensuring a seamless NIN-SIM linkage and urge citizens and legal residents to complete the process of enrolment, verification, and SIM linkage on or before 31st March 2022.

SIGNED

Dr. Ike Adinde
Director Public Affairs
Nigerian Communications Commission

Mr. Kayode Adegoke
Head of Corporate Communications
National Identity Management Commission

December 31, 2021


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Extend am till they kingdom come, no body send NIN, except his sim loss. Besides who go want his data to be in possession of Boko Haram moles in government. Mbanu

chaaai! so, me defying all odds /the HIGH RISK of contacting CORONA virus among other INCONVENIENCES just to register Is in vain ....
Pantami and buhari are irredeemable failures !

.... And finally, the angel that directed me to the shithole of all SANE PLACES go hear r'am when we jam

The fg is officially MAD!
I deeply regret wasting my precious time, MONEY, and energy on the useless exercise!

# all motion, NO MOVEMENT govt.
# take this un-serious govt serious at your peril

Amazing extension wire
Gather here if you have coconut head and have vowed never to do NIN!


Lalasticlacla sef

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SIGNED

Dr. Ike Adinde
Director Public Affairs
Nigerian Communications Commission

Mr. Kayode Adegoke
Head of Corporate Communications
National Identity Management Commission

December 31, 2021


PREVIOUS THREAD:
https://www.nairaland.com/6827963/fg-extends-nin-sim-verification-deadline#107199632

I said so, this Government lacks capacity to implement anything

Damnnn niggar
Mumu people..Nigerian government go just dey employ anyhow people way nor get idea for communication and computer...whereas we way study computer science go dey jobless.

Nin- sim linking should be a continuous process

No deadline....and nothing should happen to people sim card who refused to link

The only thing they should insist on is that when ever you are buying a new sim...it must be linked.

With this ....gradually or as time goes on or rather many years later.....sim card not linked to nin will automatically not be in circulation and it will fizzle out on its own

Extension upon extension

Hope they won't rename the exercise as Operation Extension.

Confused FG, ndi ara

Lol. They would keep extending till 2030

Please, gather here if you have Coconut Head and you nor dey hear word

them go extend am tire

mtcheeeeew!!!!

I see them extending it to Dec 31 2022.
This I have seen

Jokers

If una like extend am till further notice we no dey do

Them go still extend am till 2023 and the stubborn ones will still not register for it

Why do people book spaces on first page? Do you get paid for it??

OMOOOOOOOO!!!

I been de untop bike de find where to Register....Abeg make I go back house go sleep..No time

This Pantami thinks we are children. If I knew that the head slammer will mischievously be extending the registration ad infinitum as it appears so, I would not have stressed myself for days, going to the registration center as early as 5 o'Clock, just to be number 59, to register my SIM, plus the many Corona virus that was shared due to the rush.

Idiots, they will continue to extend it

Buhari will leave office and this thing will still not be done by then. No system, no vision, no drive, nothing! This government has over and over proven itself to the people.
Why waste resources on things that aren't all together priorities especially in a nation like ours at a time like this. Real issues that need attention are being ignored here.

If you like extend it to 3030 some people will still not do it and nothing will happen

As far as the nation Nigeria is concerned, this NIN registration will never have a specific deadline rather it will only hinder some transactions of those who havent done theirs but as soon as they register, their issues will be resolved.

Lol, una go extend tire.

That's how they will keep extending it, they think we are threatened by their suppose action to block sim cards. Iranu.

Who didn't see this coming? Na so una go dey postpone am until dem don push Buhari and pantami comot from seat, jokers

Lol, they keep extending and we keep refusing to link

If you like extend it to upper year I no go do it
Useless government

It'll continue like this till they leave office