Babies Can Now Enroll Into National Identity Database –NIMC

Abubakar Hassan, Kaduna State Coordinator, National Identity Management Commission, says underage Nigerians are now eligible for enrollment into National Identity Management System.

Hassan disclosed this during an awareness and sensitization campaign on benefits of National Identification Number and National Identity Management System held in Kaduna.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the campaign was organized by the National Orientation Agency in collaboration with NIMC.

NAN reports that although the NIN is mandatory for all citizens and legal residents of Nigeria, underage children before now, were not eligible to enrol into the system.


Hassan, however, confirmed that after a review of the policy, a day old baby can now be enrolled.

Hassan enjoined Nigerians to enrol into the NIN where “every registered person will be given a unique number which only he or she can use as a means of identification.’’

Hassan explained that the new National Identity card was an upgrade of the former card with facilities which enabled users load and withdraw money as well as perform other business transactions.

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