•FG pledges full implementation of NIMC’s new Act
By Progress Godfrey
ABUJA – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says Nigeria’s National Identity Database has enrolled more than 136 million Nigerians and legal residents.
Director-General of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, as part of stakeholder engagements on the implementation of the new NIMC Act.
President Bola Tinubu signed the NIMC Act into law on June 26, 2026, replacing the 2007 Act.
