NIMC licenses Telecom companies, private, public organisations to issue NIN

In a bid to address bottlenecks linked with the issuance of National Identity Number, NIN, Telecommunications companies, Public and Private organisations have been licensed to register people who do not have National Identity Numbers so as to reduce the large crowds at the offices of the National Identity Management Commission , according to the Director – General, NIMC, Aliyu Aziz.

Africa Update was reliably informed on Tuesday, that this decision, is sequel to the recommendations from the committee set up by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy , Isa Pantami , to address the demands of NIMC employees. Recall that NIMC workers had downed tools on January 7, 2021 in protest against the poor welfare issues at the commission, but their strike was suspended after the intervention of the minister.