The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has concluded plans to extend National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment to Nigerians residing in Austria and Germany.
Mr. Aliyu Aziz, NIMC Director-General, made the disclosure, according to a statement issued by Mr. Abdulhamid Umar, General Manager, Operations/Corporate Communications, NIMC on Tuesday August 20, 2019 in Abuja.
Aziz said that the exercise would involve the demographic and biometric data capture of Nigerians residing in Austria and Germany in collaboration with Biosec Solution Limited, licensed by NIMC to carry out enrolment across the globe.
He noted that the extension was to ensure that Nigerians in Diaspora were captured in the process.
He said that the idea was in line with NIMC’s mandate to populate the National Identity Database (NIDB) and issue the NIN to all Nigerians and legal residents.
Aziz also reiterated that the NIN was a mandatory requirement for many services. They include the acquisition and renewal of the International Passport, Bank account opening in Nigeria, Tax filing in Nigeria, and Business registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission amongst others.
According to him, the launch of the new centres will hold on August 21, 2019 in Vienna, Austria, at the Embassy/Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It will also hold August 23, 2019 in Berlin, Germany at the Nigeria Embassy.
The Director also said that NIMC licensed partners include; Biosec Solutions Limited; Slogani Consults Limited; CHAMS Consortium Limited; Defcon Systems Limited/ OIS Services; National e-Authentication Limited/ OIS Services and IRIS Smart Technologies Limited.
“Other partners include; Thebez Global Resources/Cox & Kings; Dantata Universal Services/VFS Global; Venn Technology Limited; Kevonne Consults Limited/Iris ID Systems INC.; UGS Technologies Limited/OrangeHook African Continental/Carvus; and File Solution Limited/ EYE-ID LLC,” he added.
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