Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said that no fewer than 67 million people have registered for National Identification Number (NIN) in the country.
Pantami said this in Paris during the Nigeria international Partnership Forum held on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum in France.
The Minister said the NIN database was organized in such a way that Nigerians in their productive age of 15 to 60 years were first captured and added that that 92 percent of people who fall in that category had been captured.
He said the present focus was on Nigerians aged one to 14 years
He made it known that the government put a premium on the NIN enrolment since it is the foundation for the growth of the economy, securing the country, and safeguarding investors from fraudulent elements.
He said: “With NIN enrolment, the identity of citizens and legal residents will be known and whosoever goes online, the identity will be known by the Federal Government and security institutions.
“You cannot open an account, process travelling passport and driver licence without obtaining NIN and it has become a prerequisite to accessing government services and to bring peace of mind to prospective investors.”
