The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, on Friday announced the commencement of National Identity Number enrolment of foreign diplomats in Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement signed by Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate Communications of the agency.
According to Adegoke, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, had directed the NIMC to set up an enrolment centre for diplomats at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja.
He, however state that enrolment of the diplomats started on Monday 18th January 2021.
The statement read: “The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami in his bid to ensure seamless enrolment of all diplomats in the country for the purpose of the ongoing NIN-SIM linkage and other needs, has directed the setting up of an enrolment centre at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja.
It said the “enrolment of the diplomats started on Monday 18th January 2021.
“The NIMC wishes to assure members of the general public that all hands are on deck to ensure the enrolment of all Nigerians and legal residents into the National Identity Database.”
On January 17, 2020, the Federal Government announced that the NIN was mandatory for diplomats who reside in Nigeria, as well as for all other lawful residents across the country.
Recall that the Federal Government had recently extended the deadline for Nigerians to register and link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their sim cards before February 9, 2021.