BEVERLY HILLS, May 26, (THEWILL) – Aliyu Aziz, Director-General of the Nigerian Identity Management Company (NIMC),has revealed that Nigerians living in the US will be able to register for national identification number as from May 28.
Aziz said the extension of the registration to Nigerians abroad is in line with NIMC’s mandate to ensure that all Nigerian citizens are enrolled in the national identity database and issued the unique national identification number.
He said the NIN enrolment exercise will involve the demographic & biometrics data capture of all Nigerian citizens residing in the U.S. in collaboration with Thebez Global Resources Ltd, Defcon Systems Limited and National eAuthentication Limited (NeAL).
“The programme will make it easier for Nigerians in Diaspora to be identified, as the Federal Government of Nigeria 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 said in a statement.
Nigerian companies licensed by the NIMC to serve as its agents, and carry out enrolment services across the globe with a view to ensuring best-in-class services and inclusivity.
The programme is scheduled to go live from Tuesday, May 28 in Washington DC at 11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 160 Rockville, MD 20852.
The commission said it would take the registration would be taken to other foreign cities where Nigerians reside adding that additional locations in other cities across the globe where Nigerians reside will be announced in due course.
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