NIMC Releases Phone Number, Email To Report Extortion During NIN Registration

<h4>NIMC Releases Phone Number<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that the National Identity Management Commission &lpar;NIMC&rpar; has restated its commitment to zero tolerance to corruption&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A statement from the Commission reads&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>The National Identity Management Commission &lpar;NIMC&rpar; wishes to inform the general public that enrollment for the National Identification Number &lpar;NIN&rpar; is free&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong> The Commission does not charge nor authorise any Staff or its Front End Partners &lpar;FEP&rpar; to charge applicants for the NIN enrolment&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>To this end&comma; the Commission has directed security agencies to track any staff or FEPs caught extorting applicants for NIN enrollment&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Anyone caught will be sanctioned appropriately in line with the provisions of the law&comma; and the license of such FEP will be withdrawn&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Furthermore&comma; the general public is advised to report any staff or FEP that demands money for enrollment through the following channels&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Email- <&sol;strong><&sol;em><strong>customercare&commat;nimc&period;gov&period;ng<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Phone number-07002255646<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>The Commission assures of its utmost commitment to ensuring seamless enrollment services and pledges to stem the tide of extortion&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Kayode Adegoke&comma; PhD<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Head&comma; Corporate Communications&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>National Identity Management Commission<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>20th December&comma; 2024<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;