There are indications that the Federal Government has moved the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) from the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to the Ministry of Interior.
Sources within the NIMC, who spoke yesterday, said though it has not been made official, “the formal announcement will be made soon.”
It was gathered that the decision to move the Commission to the Ministry of Interior was to address intractable problems associated with the National Identification Numbers (NIN) issuance, which is a major requirement for applying and obtaining Nigeria’s passport.
Recall that in August 2020, former President Muhammadu Buhari, approved the transfer of the NIMC to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
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