The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has adopted booking for the National Identity Numbers (NIN) to avoid the spread of COVID-19 pandemic at registration centres across the country.

According to a statement by its spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, personal information would be collected for scheduling an enrolment appointment.

The statement warned citizens not to give personal information other than what is required by the booking register.

Adegoke explained that the recent Federal Government’s policy which requires mobile network subscribers to update their SIM registration with a valid National Identification Number (NIN) has occasioned a huge demand for the NIN with a crowd visiting the NIMC Enrolment Centres nationwide.

Mindful of the second wave of the COVID-19, which continues to severely affect public health and cause unprecedented disruptions, the Commission wishes to announce that it has adopted a couple of measures to contain the spread of the virus while ensuring its services to Nigerians are not entirely interrupted, Adegoke stated.

The NIMC spokesman said: “Effective December 30, 2020, attending to applicants would be based on Booking System. For bookings, applicants are to visit any of the NIMC Offices closest to them during stipulated business hours (9 am – 1 pm).

“Although the policy has been in place since 4th February 2020 applicants are now crowding all the centres. Personal Information would be collected for the sole purpose of scheduling an enrolment appointment. Please do not include any personal information other than what is required by the booking register.

“Once admitted into the office, a Number-Issuing queue management system will be in place to ensure orderliness and strict adherence to COVID-19 Protocols.

“As a responsible Commission, we fully understand that safety comes first, as such, only individuals with facemask would be allowed entrance into our premises.

“We urge the general public to cooperate with us as we work assiduously to respond to the new normal.”

PARADIZEPRIEST:
So how many ppl do you register from 9am to 1pm dumbheads? THIS NIN STARTED UNDER JONATHAN AND THERE WAS NO big DEAL OR FUSS ABOUT IT.,but NOW THIS REGIME IS USING IT AS WEAPON OF OPPRESSION AGAINST CITIZENS.
Where is done!!!? how can a presidnt keep silent while his edu minister ground university sys to erase one session? and why cant he summon and correct a common commission under info ministry to stop constraining and subjecting citizens to hardship of common Identity registration in this digital age? What is d benefit to citizens doin things in these awkward manner? Are u ppl thinking at all?
The Solution is to open more registration centres.One centre to 50 people to do this fckin registration in open air not in closet where your staff convert into bank vault,because yu mention block sim without id numbr,your ncc staff are callin it goldmine to regis nin. If yu dont hav exploitative motive this registration is supposed to be a comtinuous exercise with no closing date.If they bloc ya sim they will unblock it when you eventually register.Is no big deal except that whn public in govt want to export citizens they cause panick and stampde for poor citizens to start bribing the govt staff to do their jobs.

Aladegba:


This is commendable and it will change the country's look outside. How can a 250 million population not have an identity. God punish our heroes past.

Our darling daddy is working

Flier:
How is it commendable?they should allow people to use BVN or international passport to generate NIN on Nimc Website

Although the policy has been in place since 4th February 2020 applicants are now crowding all the centres. Personal Information would be collected for the sole purpose of scheduling an enrolment appointment. Please do not include any personal information other than what is required by the booking register.

Flier:
How is it commendable?they should allow people to use BVN or international passport to generate NIN on Nimc Website

Charmingrascal:
I was admitted, my data was captured and they gave me a reference number.
I went back there to collect the NIN slip and I was told that they can't find my data again because they changed the system they used in capturing my data.
Imagine nonsense!


I can't kill myself, they should block my sim I can't go and que and be fighting to register after I have already done it before.


Nigeria as a Country is stressful, everything is like war.

Cheers to all of us that are waiting for the deadline so that this stupid, stressful regime can block my sim.


Nonsense and ingredient

“Effective December 30, 2020, attending to applicants would be based on Booking System. For bookings, applicants are to visit any of the NIMC Offices closest to them during stipulated business hours (9 am – 1 pm).

Patriarchy001:

"Adegoke explained that the recent Federal Government’s policy which requires mobile network subscribers to update their SIM registration with a valid National Identification Number (NIN) has occasioned a huge demand for the NIN with a crowd visiting the NIMC Enrolment Centres nationwide."

Why can't people see that this whole thing is nothing but tool of oppression :

PARADIZEPRIEST:
So how many ppl do you register from 9am to 1pm dumbheads? THIS NIN STARTED UNDER JONATHAN AND THERE WAS NO big DEAL OR FUSS ABOUT IT.,but NOW THIS REGIME IS USING IT AS WEAPON OF OPPRESSION AGAINST CITIZENS.
Where is done!!!? how can a presidnt keep silent while his edu minister ground university sys to erase one session? and why cant he summon and correct a common commission under info ministry to stop constraining and subjecting citizens to hardship of common Identity registration in this digital age? What is d benefit to citizens doin things in these awkward manner? Are u ppl thinking at all?
The Solution is to open more registration centres.One centre to 50 people to do this fckin registration in open air not in closet where your staff convert into bank vault,because yu mention block sim without id numbr,your ncc staff are callin it goldmine to regis nin. If yu dont hav exploitative motive this registration is supposed to be a comtinuous exercise with no closing date.If they bloc ya sim they will unblock it when you eventually register.Is no big deal except that whn public in govt want to export citizens they cause panick and stampde for poor citizens to start bribing the govt staff to do their jobs.