Tinubu Orders NIMC to Register All Nigerians by End of 2026
President Bola Tinubu has set a nationwide target for identity registration, directing authorities to ensure every Nigerian is captured within a strict deadline.
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| Tinubu Orders NIMC to Register All Nigerians by End of 2026 |
President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive ordering the enrolment of all Nigerians into the National Identity Management Commission database by the end of 2026.
This was disclosed by the NIMC Director-General/CEO, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, while speaking on a television programme on Sunday.
According to her, the commission has so far captured 137,371,080 Nigerians in its database.
She said the commission has now been mandated by the President to go down to the community level and enrol every single Nigerian, noting that he had given the agency until the end of the year to achieve this. Africans& Diaspora
To meet the target, the NIMC has partnered with relevant organisations under the World Bank's Identification for Development project.
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