The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled a mobile application for Nigerians to modify their data on the National Identification Number (NIN).
With this new app, Nigerians can now make corrections to their name, date of birth, phone numbers on their NIN profile.
Before now, Nigerians who wanted to modify their data on NIN have had to go through a difficult process, besieging NIMC’s offices nationwide.
How to modify your NIN data using the NIMC mobile app:
Discover a seamless method to update your Date of Birth with these straightforward steps selfservicemodification.nimc.gov.ng
1. Begin by verifying your NIN and logging in.
2. Navigate to your dashboard and select the date of birth modification option.
3. Complete the payment for the modification securely via Paystack.
4. After payment, input your NPC certificate number and validate it. Your date of birth will be automatically filled and non-editable. If you’ve misplaced your birth certificate, perform the birth attestation online at nationalpopulation.org.ng
5. Upload your NPC certificate along with any required supporting documents.
6. Submit your modification request and preview the adjustments.
7. Ensure to check the attestation box before submitting your request.
8. Receive your modification transaction slip promptly on the modification table.
9. Upon approval, receive a notification, and your NIN slip will be dispatched to your email. You also have the option to print the slip directly from your dashboard.
In 2021, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ordered all mobile networks to ensure all phone numbers are linked to an NIN.
NCC has also extended the mandatory linking of NIN to bank accounts as defaulters risk having their accounts suspended.
Speaking on the self-help platform a few weeks ago before its launch, the Director-General of the Commission, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote said the platform will enable Nigerians register themselves from the comfort of their homes without the stress of going to the NIMC office or to any agent.
She said: “On the NIN registration so far, about 104 million people have been registered which is very good progress that NIMC has made and we have people registering every day across the country and also from the Diaspora.
“So, we are trying to make sure things are done from the comfort of your own with ease to ensure that we remove the bottlenecks of long queues and also to eliminate extortions. We need to ensure that it’s a seamless process for people to get their NINs.
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