The Director General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has revealed that it has recorded 115 million Nigeria’s National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment within one year.
According to her, these efforts propelled NIN enrolments to 115 million, backed by an expanded National Identity Database now capable of hosting 250 million identities.
Coker-Odusote who was represented by Director, ICT/Identity Data Base; Engr. Lanre Yusuf at a two-day roundtable with online newspaper publishers in Abuja, explained that the clearance of two years’ backlog of payments owed to Front-End Partners (FEPs), a feat achieved in her first year as the substantive head of the commission.
Coker-Odusote described the year as pivotal for advancing Nigeria’s digital identity ecosystem.
She attributed the success to strategic reforms and innovations aimed at fostering inclusivity, strengthening inter-agency collaboration, and expanding access to NIMC services.
In her words, “We have taken deliberate steps to ensure effective service delivery by modernizing infrastructure and clearing backlogs. These measures are part of a larger vision to create an inclusive and robust identity system that benefits every Nigerian.”
Coker-Odusote also announced plans to improve verification services with a 99% uptime guarantee, further solidifying NIN’s role as a foundational tool for identity verification across government and private sectors.
Coker-Odusote also outlined plans to adopt advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence for identity verification, expand enrolment centres, and deepen the integration of NIN into various sectors.
She also reaffirmed her zero-tolerance stance on corruption, ensuring that NIMC operates transparently and in alignment with global best practices.
