NIMC Registers 56m Nigerians For NIN — DG

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has
so far registered 56 million Nigerians with theNational Identity
Number (NIN).

The Director-General of NIMC, Prof Aziz Aliyu, said this on
Monday at the batch 10 launch of the National Digital Economy
Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) projects for Digital Economy.

The event which held virtually was in line with the Digital
Economy agenda 2020 to 2030 and President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda
of fight against corruption, transforming the economy and ensuring
security.

The projects launched were the National Policy on Virtual
Engagements in the Federal Public Institutions, ECC Akure, Ondo
State and Digital Economy Centre (DEC), Federal University, Gashua,
Yobe State. Others are DEC, Delta State University, Abraka and DEC,
Government Secondary School, Rigasa (Main), Kaduna State.

“As of today NIMC has been able to register 56 million Nigerians
with the NIN and that has been possible since Dr Isa Pantami, took
over as Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in October
2020.

“We register at least two million Nigerians monthly which is a
good effort toward the digital economy agenda,’’ he said.

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has
so far registered 56 million Nigerians with theNational Identity
Number (NIN).

The Director-General of NIMC, Prof Aziz Aliyu, said this on
Monday at the batch 10 launch of the National Digital Economy
Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) projects for Digital Economy.

The event which held virtually was in line with the Digital
Economy agenda 2020 to 2030 and President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda
of fight against corruption, transforming the economy and ensuring
security.

The projects launched were the National Policy on Virtual
Engagements in the Federal Public Institutions, ECC Akure, Ondo
State and Digital Economy Centre (DEC), Federal University, Gashua,
Yobe State. Others are DEC, Delta State University, Abraka and DEC,
Government Secondary School, Rigasa (Main), Kaduna State.

“As of today NIMC has been able to register 56 million Nigerians
with the NIN and that has been possible since Dr Isa Pantami, took
over as Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in October
2020.

“We register at least two million Nigerians monthly which is a
good effort toward the digital economy agenda,’’ he said.