THE National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom (UK) can now enrol for the National Identity Number (NIN).
The commission had recently kicked-off diaspora enrolment in South Africa in line with its mandate to ensure that all Nigerian citizens in Nigeria and the diaspora and Legal Residents in Nigeria are enrolled into the National Identity Database and issued the unique National Identification Number (NIN) to applicants upon successful enrolment.
According to the commission, the exercise will involve the demographic & biometrics data capture of all Nigerian citizens residing in the two countries.
Director General (DG) of the Commission Engr. Aliyu Aziz in the statement, further reiterated that the programme will make it easier for Nigerians in Diaspora to be identified as the FG has made the possession of NIN a mandatory requirement for elections, Bank account opening, Land Transactions, access to Legal/health services, acquisition/renewal of the International Passport, Driver’s License and the ECOWAS travel document, amongst others.
He added that the rollout of additional locations in other cities across the globe where Nigerians reside will be concluded and announced in due course.
Source: Tribune
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