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NIMC Restores NIN Verification Services After System Upgrade

NIMC Restores NIN Verification Services After System Upgrade

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the full restoration of its National Identification Number (NIN) verification services across the country following the successful completion...

Tinubu Govt Promises To Pay Workers ₦35,000 Wage Award Arrears

Nigeria News3 months ago

FG Clears Two Million Households For Cash Transfer

The Federal Government has initiated a revalidation exercise for the National Social Register as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the effectiveness of the conditional...

Tinubu Approves ₦20 billion for NASRDA To Launch Space Regulation, Licensing

Nigeria News3 months ago

Tinubu Endorses Nationwide Use Of NIN Authentication In Govt Services

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorised the adoption of National Identity Number (NIN) authentication across all federal government ministries, departments, and agencies, marking a significant step...

Nigeria News4 months ago

House Of Representatives Fails To Secure Arrest Of NIMC Director-General

There are growing concerns that the House of Representatives has yet to secure the arrest of the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye...

Senate Passes Bill Mandating Compulsory National Identity Registration

Nigeria News5 months ago

Senate Passes Bill Mandating Compulsory National Identity Registration

The Nigerian Senate has given the green light to a bill requiring the compulsory registration of all citizens, marking a significant step toward reforming the country’s...

Nigeria News6 months ago

Over 6,000 Nigeriens Found In NIMC Database Amidst National Identity Clean-up

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has uncovered over 6,000 Nigeriens illegally registered in its database with the National Identification Number (NIN), prompting a widespread clean-up...

FG To Issue ID Cards To Farmers, Create Farmers Register - Kyari

Nigeria News7 months ago

FG To Issue ID Cards To Farmers, Create Farmers Register – Kyari

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have partnered to issue identification cards to farmers and create a farmers’...

Our Challenge Is Lack Of Trust - Minister, Tanko Sununu

Nigeria News7 months ago

Our Challenge Is Lack Of Trust – Minister, Tanko Sununu

The Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Tanko Sununu, has said that he is challenged by lack of trust from citizens. Tanko Sununu...

Nigeria News8 months ago

NIN Agents In South West Kick Off Protest Over Unpaid Commission

The National Identification Number (NIN) agents in the South-West geopolitical zone, contracted by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), have kicked off protests over alleged nonpayment...

Nigeria News9 months ago

Nigerians To Pay For New National ID Cards – NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that Nigerians will need to pay for the newly introduced multipurpose national identity cards due to limited government...

In the suit number FHC/L/CS/711/2022 filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, SERAP sought an order to set aside the directive by Buhari to telecommunications companies to block outgoing calls on all unlinked lines without due process of law. SERPA joined the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and his Communications and Digital Economy counterpart, Isa Pantami as respondents in the suit. READ ALSO: SERAP Gives FG 48-Hour Ultimatum To Unblock Millions Of Unregistered SIMs “While Nigerian authorities have a legal responsibility to protect, ensure and secure the rights to life and property, any such responsibility ought to be discharged in conformity with human rights standards,” the suit filed on behalf of SERAP by its lawyers Kolawole Oluwadare and Opeyemi Owolabi, read in part. “Fundamental rights are regarded as part of human rights and are protected to enhance human dignity and liberty. “Unblocking the phone lines unlawfully barred from making calls would improve respect for the rule of law, and ensure people’s right to freedom of expression, and access to information, as well as their right to associate with others. “The blocking of people from making calls constitutes impermissible restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression, information, and association. “The rights to freedom of opinion and expression and access to information are protected under section 39 of the Nigerian Constitution, article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act. “These rights must be protected online as they are protected offline. Any restriction on these rights must be provided by law, be necessary for a democratic society and serve a legitimate aim. “The blocking of people from making calls on their SIMs also amounts to arbitrary or unlawful interference with their right to family life, and socio-economic rights, as it unnecessarily or disproportionately interferes with these fundamental human rights. “The decision to block the phone lines also appears to be arbitrary and lacks any legal framework, independent and judicial oversight. This may allow authorities to act in an unfettered and potentially arbitrary or unlawful manner. “Under international human rights law, States including Nigeria ‘shall not engage in or condone any disruption of access to digital technologies for segments of the public or an entire population.’ States must refrain from cutting off access to telecommunications services. “Millions of Nigerians including persons with disabilities, elderly citizens, persons living in remote areas have been unable to capture their biometrics, and obtain their NINs due to logistical challenges, administrative and bureaucratic burdens, as well as the persistent collapse of the national grid. “The rights to freedom of expression, access to information, and freedom of association, whether offline or online, promote the democratic ideal by allowing citizens to voice their concerns, challenge governmental institutions, and hold the government accountable for its actions.”

Nigeria News11 months ago

NIN Enrolment Reaches 110 Million – NIMC DG

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that the number of Nigerians with National Identification Numbers (NIN) has reached 110 million. Naija News reports that...

FG Upgrades NIN Portal For Nigerians in Diaspora

Nigeria News11 months ago

NIMC Reaffirms September Deadline For NIN/SIM Linkage

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reaffirmed the September 14 deadline for the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) with the Subscribers Identity Modules...

Court Halts MTN, Airtel, Other Telecoms From Disabling Subscribers' Lines Due To NIN

Gist12 months ago

Step-By-Step Guide On How To Modify NIN Details From Home

In response to the challenges Nigerians face with identification verification, particularly the long queues at National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) offices, the commission has introduced a...

Nigeria News1 year ago

NIMC Speaks On Dollar Charges For NIN Modifications

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), on Monday, denied the accusation that the agency is charging fees in U.S. dollars for National Identification Number data modifications...

Nigeria News1 year ago

Data Of Nigerians Remains Secure – NIMC Assures Public

In response to allegations of exposed sensitive data, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reassured the public that the data of Nigerians remains uncompromised. Naija...

Nigeria News1 year ago

Nigerians To Commence Using Three-In-One ID Card

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has confirmed that Nigerians will begin utilising the proposed three-in-one identity card services in August this year. Naija News recalls...

Kano Gov't Reunites 805 Street Beggars With Families

Nigeria News1 year ago

Govt Moves To Issue Special ID Cards To Almajiri Children

The government of Gombe State has commenced an initiative to issue special Identification Cards to Almajiri children in the state. During a recent interview, the Special...

Nigeria News1 year ago

Nigerians Have Been Scammed, Many Citizens Are Registered With Fake NIN – NIMC Reveals

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced on Friday that it has uncovered and is actively dismantling a syndicate issuing fake National Identity Numbers (NINs) to...

FG Requests NINs From Applicants For Trade Grants

Nigeria News1 year ago

105 Million Nigerians Have Received NINs – NIMC Confirms, Reveal Target

According to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), over 105 million Nigerians have been registered and administered the National Identification Numbers (NIN). However, the commission’s Head...

NIMC Gives Update On Its New Multi-Purpose Card

Nigeria News1 year ago

NIMC Gives Update On Its New Multi-Purpose Card

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has listed the advantages its new national identity card project would offer to Nigerians. The Commission emphasized that the new...