NIMC Urges Enrolled Nigerians To Collect ID Cards

The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC,
has advised eligible Nigerians, who enrolled for the
national identity number, to collect their Identity Cards
(ID) at stipulated centres.
Abdul-Hamid Umar, the General Manager, Corporate
Communications of the commission, made the call in
an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
on Sunday.
According to him, the commission has notified people
who enrolled and whose cards were ready by sending
text messages.
“Many Nigerians have been enrolled in the national
identity data base, though we are far behind the
expectation.
“Nigerians, who have received text messages
personalised to them, giving information that their ID
cards are ready, should come to our centres for
collection”, he said.
He said that the appropriate centres for the collection of
cards had been stipulated in such messages.
Mr. Umar said that there were some Nigerians who had
not come for enrolment in the national identity data-
base.
He said the commission was committed to ensuring
that every eligible Nigerian was enrolled and issued ID
card for identification.
In a separate interview,Titilola Ejiofor, an Assistant
General Manager and Lagos State Coordinator of the
commission, said that the commission had 21
enrolment centres in the state.
According to her, the centres are Lagos State Head
office in Ikeja, Lagos State University, Ikeja Army
Cantonment, Eti-Osa, Ojo, Somolu, Oshodi, Amunwo-
Odofin, Ayobo-Ipaja and Agege Local Government
Secretariat.
Others are FIRS Ikoyi, Lekki Phase I, Bonny Camp,
Nigeria Air-force Base, Ikeja, Lagos State Polytechnic,
Yaba College of Technology and University of Lagos.
Ojo Army Cantonment, NMC Qourra Apapa and Ijele
Campus, Lagos Island are also parts of the centres,
according to her.
Mrs. Ejiofor, who expressed satisfaction over the
turnout of Lagos residents for the exercise, added that
a lot of eligible residents had been captured.
“A lot of people have registered in Lagos and in the
country as a whole. So many people in Lagos have
registered.
“People have been very positive, they come out each
day to be enrolled and we have been given ID cards to
them.
“We are opening more centres in the state, we are not
just going to stop at the current available centres”, she
said.
According to her, a Nigerian of 16 years old and above
can visit any centre with valid means of identification
such as Driver’s Licence, International Passpor,t and
Voter’s Card.
She said documents such as educational certificate,
photo identity from recognised educational institutions,
pension’s photo ID and photo credit cards, among
others, could also be used for enrolment.
Mrs. Ejiofor, therefore, advised Nigerians to come out in
the New Year for enrolment, saying that the registration
would be a continuous exercise.
(NAN)