The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) data has shown that the number of Nigerian bank account owners linked to Bank Verification Number (BVN) hit 66.2 million at the end of July, 2025.

NIN: FG to Register, Tax Foreigners in Nigeria The Federal Executive Council is proposing an amendment to the National Identity Management Commission Act No. 23, 2007 to allow for foreigners living in the country to be issued the National Identification Number. The FEC, on Wednesday, also...

NIN, SIM Database Can Solve Nigeria's Security Challenges, Says Pantami Professor Ali Pantami, the former Minister of Digital Economy and Communication, has reiterated that utilizing the database of National Identification Number (NIN) and SIM registration can help identify perpetrators of insecurity and solve the country's...

Nigerians to Pay for New ID Card as NIN Registration Hits 107m The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that the National Identity Number (NIN) registration has reached 107.338,044, showing a growth of 3.2 million from the 104 million reported in December, 2023. The Commission’s...

Active Mobile Subscribers Drop by 5.4m Due to NIN-SIM Linkage The total active mobile subscriptions in the country dipped by 5.4 million or 2.4 per cent, settling at 219 million in the first quarter of 2024, data obtained from the Nigerian Communications Commission has shown. In...

NIN Required to Access Trade Grant – FG The Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment has directed applicants of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to submit their National Identification Numbers, NIN, as part of the necessary requirements to obtain a grant earmarked to cushion the...