7 Important Things Every Nigerian Must Know About National Identification Number, NIN As Deadline For SIM Cards Blocking Approaches

Ahead of the deadline given to network subscribers to link their SIM cards to their NIN, the National Identity Management Commission has released seven important things to know about the number.

Infoexpert24 lists in this piece the key information about the NIN released by the identity management agency.

As the deadline for SIM cards blocking approaches, NIMC lists 7 important things about National Identification Number (NIN). Photo credit: @DrIsaPantami Source: Twitter

1. The NIN is your assured digital identity
2. The NIN is a set of 11 numbers assigned to an individual at the completion of enrolment into the National Identity Database
3. The NIN is non-transferable
4. The NIN is used to verify your identity
5. Your NIN is what identifies you and it can suffice for ID purposes
6. The NIN is for life, it does not expire
7. All citizens and legal residents including children are eligible to enrol for the NIN

Below is the tweet from NIMC official tweeter page;

Things you should know about the NIN@DrIsaPantami@aliyuaziz
@NgComCommission
@Galaxybackbone
@NITDANigeria
@FMoCDENigeria
@nimc_ng
@ConsumersNCC
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@NIPOST pic.twitter.com/N9Zphq0EhF

— NIMC (@nimc_ng) January 27, 2021

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 Meanwhile, NIMC has debunked a viral claim that Nigeria’s old National Identity card has a “seq number” which can now be used as an alternative to NIN by those who have it and are yet enrol for the new NIN.