The number of Nigerians with National Identification Numbers rose to 104.16 million as of the end of December, 2023, the National Identity Management Commission has disclosed.
This is a 10.77 per cent increase from the 94.03 million that was recorded as of the end of December 2022.
This signifies that only 10.13 million Nigerians registered for NIN in 2023.
A monthly average of enrolments reveals that 844,167 Nigerians got NIN per month in 2023.
This is a far cry from the Federal Government’s target of 2.5 million registrations per month.
Also, the total number of NIN registrations in 2023 is low when compared with 21.33 million that registered in 2022.
Commenting on enrollment in 2023, NIMC said enrolment figures as of December 31, 2023, stand at over 104.16 million unique records.
“The highest cumulative enrolment figure of over 11.4 million was recorded in Lagos State.
Regional figures indicated an almost equal distribution across the North and South.”
So far, 530,345 Nigerians in Diaspora have gotten NINs. 59.12 million male and 45.04 million female Nigerians now have NINs.
In its National Development Plan 2021-2025 plan, the Federal Government revealed its plan to enroll 100 million Nigerians in three years, with 2.5 million people monthly.
It decried how the paucity of data was a problem in the country.
In 2023, NIMC got a new DG, and the Acting Director General/Chief Executive Officer, NIMC, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, noted that there would be a seamless registration process for the National Identification Number in the country and the diaspora.
Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC directed bank account owners and telecommunication subscribers to ensure they have linked their bank accounts and SIMs with their NINs.
In separate communications to the public, the regulators of the banking and telecom space issued deadlines for compliance.
