The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched a self-service mobile application for Nigerians to enrol for national identification number (NIN) and digital identification.
The application was showcased in Abuja on Saturday at an event to commemorate Nigeria’s fifth Identity Day.
While unveiling the mobile application, NIMC’s director for Information technology, Chucks Onyepunka, revealed that the product would make NIN enrollment easier for Nigerians.
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, who also graced the occasion, said the harmonisation of all the country’s databases is key to controlling crime and enhancing national development.
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“With a database of over 100 million National Identification Numbers in the National Identity Database, NIDB, NIMC provided essential access to attaining this goal along with other major stakeholders,” the minister said.
“As a member of the Ministry of Interior Family, NIMC joins with other sister agencies in not only improving access by the general public to services like passport acquisition and renewal but also the likes of efficient border security technology, effective handling of insecurity around the country, protection of critical national assets and infrastructure, reformation and reintegration of rehabilitated offenders in the society as well as improved emergency and fire response times.”
The minister assured that the harmonization of the country’s database is in progress.
The agency said the application would soon be available to be downloaded on Google and iOS stores.
According to reports, the development would put an end to extortion by NIMC officials during registrations across the country.
