NIMC cuts extortion, corruption by 40% – DG

• Published On: 14 May 2025 at 19:31

Mrs. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, Director-General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission, announced that the Commission has successfully reduced extortion and corruption during the National Identification Number enrolment process by at least 40%.

During a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Coker-Odusote revealed that the NIMC has enrolled 120 million Nigerians in the NIN database since the project's launch.

"We have reduced cases of extortion and corruption by at least 40%. "While the process is ongoing, we've made significant progress," the DG stated.

The DG of NIMC stated that the Commission's collaboration with the World Bank on the Nigeria Identification for Development project has been instrumental in increasing enrolment numbers.

She also stated that enrolment is ongoing in both urban and rural areas, with the goal of registering more Nigerians by the end of 2025.

"We've enrolled many Nigerians and are still counting. We will continue to work to capture more Nigerians before the end of the year," Coker-Odusote stated.

According to her, one of the most important aspects of the partnership with the World Bank is the private sector's participation through the Frontier Partners scheme, which allows private agents to support nationwide NIN registration.

"They [Frontier Partners] collaborate with us by going into communities to recruit Nigerians. "This integration of the private sector has helped us scale significantly," she stated.

Coker-Odusote stated that the Commission has created jobs throughout the country by upgrading state and local government offices and training personnel to facilitate NIN registration and modification.

"There are well-trained NIMC staff available to assist with enrolment and modifications, using the latest application tools," she told me.

She also mentioned changes to the NIN pricing framework, which saw some fees reduced, others eliminated, and a few increased to better reflect the cost of service delivery.

The DG emphasised the implementation of several digital platforms to improve access and reduce physical queues.

These, she said, include online pre-enrollment and biometric capture; a modification platform that allows users to update personal records after relocating; and the Self-Assist Platform, which allows users to log in using biometric data to securely modify or update records in accordance with cybersecurity and data protection standards.

The NIMC NIN Authentication App gives users more control over their data by connecting it to the Commission's backend systems.

It also provides an additional layer of security for the identity verification process.