NIMC Releases Important Notice On How To Retrieve Your National Identification Number In 3 Easy Steps
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has important information for all citizens. If you have registered for your national ID card but have forgotten your Identification number or lost your National Identification Number (NIN) slip , the commission says you can now retrieve the information from the comfort of your home.
According to a notice released on their official website, the commission’s USSD service allows you to retrieve your NIN using your phone in three easy steps.
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See the official guideline as shared by the commission:
Forgotten your NIN? Don’t remember where you kept your NIN slip? Not to worry, NIMC’s USSD service enables you to retrieve your NIN conveniently using your mobile phone.This service is now available on all mobile networks in Nigeria.
To use this service, simply go through the following steps:
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dial *346#
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from the options displayed, select “NIN Retrieval”, by typing in ‘1’, if you are using the same phone number you enrolled with for your NIN
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follow the steps displayed on your screen and provide the required inputs
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note that using this service attracts a
N20 (tweny naira) fee only (deducted from your phone credit balance).
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I have never collected my own National Identity Card which I registered 5 years ago, every time i went to their office they keep on telling me that they will send message to me through my e-mail or my phone number but up till now they never send any message to me. I registered in Enugu.
what if I want to do some correction on my national id card
i lost the number I used to register for my nin
I lost my national ID & have been going to port Harcourt office of NIMC for 2monts for retrieval, but to know avail.the complaint has always been “machine for Finger search i’s not ready.
I went online & was able to generate my MIN: 59391078996. How do i print a new slip online ?
Can u assist me to do it online by completing the process & send the slip to my email?
I have pending transactions & without the slip of MINC life has been fustrating. Pls.
I lost my ID card slip, & for three months now I have been going to port Harcourt of NIMC for retrieval but to no avail.
I have been able to get my Min: 59391078996. For verification my phone number is 08068364940.
plan can u help to complete the process & send the slip to my email or guide me through.
Sir/ma, I have pending transactions that urgently require’s the National ID. Please help.