102.39 million Nigerians now have NIN – NIMC
As of August 28, 2023, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) reports that 102.39 million Nigerians have been assigned their National Identification Number (NIN).
The latest NIN enrolment data reveals that while the pace of enrolment had slowed in July, there was a slight improvement in August. During August, the total enrolment count reached 743,085, a minor increase from the 634,603 recorded in July.
This is a deviation from the trend, as prior to the past two months, the NIN database had been expanding at an average rate of 1 million individuals per month.
The recent appointment of Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote as the new Director-General of NIMC signals a renewed effort to accelerate the issuance of digital identity tokens, aligning with the objectives of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The enrolment data indicates that Lagos State continues to lead in terms of the number of enrolments, with 11.17 million Nigerians registered in the state. Kano State follows closely with 9.07 million registered NIN holders.
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These two states, the most populous according to National Bureau of Statistics data, have consistently dominated NIN enrolment.Regarding gender distribution, the NIMC data reveals that 58.15 million individuals, or 56.8% of those enrolled in the NIN database, are male.
On the other hand, 44.23 million individuals, constituting 43.2% of the total enrolment, are female.Apart from Lagos and Kano, other states making the top ten in enrolment numbers include Kaduna with 6.3 million, Ogun with 4.3 million, Oyo with 3.9 million, Katsina with 3.5 million, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 3.4 million, Rivers with 3 million, Bauchi with 2.7 million, and Delta with 2.7 million.
Conversely, the states with the lowest NIN issuance are Akwa-Ibom, Imo, Kogi, Enugu, Yobe, Taraba, Cross River, Ekiti, Ebonyi, and Bayelsa.
However, the deceleration in enrolments during August might hinder Nigeria’s ability to fulfill the World Bank’s targets set under the Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project.
By June 2024, Nigeria aims to have issued 148 million NINs, including at least 65 million to female citizens and 50 million to children under the age of 16.
Despite monthly enrolments averaging 1 million, achieving this goal within the next year remains uncertain.
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