The National Identity Management Commission) (NIMC) has unveiled a Mobile Application for the enrolment of the National Identification Number by applicants.
This was made known in a statement signed by Femi Adeluyi, an aide to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami on Thursday.
According to the statement, the App provides a secure channel for all Nigerians and legal residents to easily verify and authenticate their identities on-the-go using smartphones. It also enables them to link the NIN to their phone numbers.
The App is also said to allows its use for other government services including the Nigerian Communication Commission, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Federal Road Safety Commission, and National Health Insurance Scheme, amongst others .
The Federal Government also released an improved National Identity Number slip.
The new improved NIN slip is a pocket friendly and an easy to verify version of the NIN.
It can be accessed via a self-service Portal, where people who already have been issued the NIN, can log in, download a PDF of the document, print and laminate as desired.
The current NIN Slip will however remain valid
