The Nationwide Identification Administration Fee (NIMC) is ready to deploy Youth Corps members to fast-track the enrolment of extra Nigerians into the Nationwide Identification Quantity (NIN) database.
To this finish, the Fee, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Improvement and the Nationwide Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has commenced the coaching of chosen Corps members.
In line with a press release signed by NIMC’s Head of Company Communications Unit, Kayode Adegoke, the Corps members could be deployed to varied wards throughout the nation after their coaching.
“This initiative is a part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s GCFR, Renewed Hope Agenda of enrolling and issuing the NIN to all Nigerians and authorized residents throughout the shortest time potential,” the Fee acknowledged.
Past 120 million enrolments
Whereas noting that it has thus far enrolled and issued the NIN to over 120 million Nigerians and authorized residents, NIMC intends to cowl hitherto unreachable areas via the Ward Enrolment initiative.
“The Corps members chosen are at the moment present process intensive coaching in preparation for the kick-off of the ward enrollment.
“Consequently, Nigerians, most particularly youngsters under the age of 16 years, are by this initiative inspired to enrol for the NIN of their respective wards. This initiative goals to take NIN enrolment nearer to the individuals,” NIMC stated.
The 95% goal
Earlier, the NIMC DG/CEO, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, had declared the company’s bold plan to register 95% of Nigerians into the NIN database by December 2025.
In line with her, the mass enrollment drive shall be powered by a mixture of improved infrastructure, expanded registration centres, and sturdy public sensitization campaigns.
“What we’ve accomplished on this regard is that we’ll begin the Ward Enrollment Train to seize at the very least 95% of Nigerians earlier than December, year-end,” she stated.
The NIMC boss asserted that the Ward Enrollment Train, when accomplished, will permit the federal government to know the precise variety of Nigerians and this makes it simple to plan successfully for the residents.
What you need to know
Nigeria, via the World Bank’s Digital Identification for Nationwide Improvement (ID4D) challenge, is at the moment striving to register all its residents within the NIN database.
- Final yr, the nation missed the deadline set by the World Bank to seize at the very least 148 million Nigerians by June 30. This led to the extension and restructuring of the challenge by the World Bank
- In line with the Bank, the extension was essential to ensure the entire disbursement of the $430 million pledged for the challenge by the financiers.
- The challenge is being co-financed by the French Improvement Company (AFD), and the European Funding Bank (EIB).
- With the restructuring of the challenge, the Bank stated the closure has now been prolonged by two years to June 30, 2026.
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