The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has extended the registration of Nigerians into the National Identity Database to the US. Prior to the expansion, the program has been ongoing in South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and the UK.
The National Identity Number (NIN) registration exercise involves the inclusion of the demographic and biometric data capture of Nigerian citizens. Nigerian citizens abroad can now register at certain addresses in the US. This extension aligns with the NIMC’s mandate to include all Nigerian citizen in the exercise.
NIMC partnered with Thebez Global Resources Ltd, Defcon Systems Limited and National eAuthentication Limited (NeAL) to achieve the worldwide registration. Through this program, Nigerians abroad will be easily identified. It will also grant them access to elections, bank account opening, land transactions, access to legal/health services, acquisition/renewal of the International Passport, Driver’s License, the ECOWAS travel document, etc.
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According to the NIMC, the program will commence on the 28th of May, 2019, at 11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 160 Rockville, MD 20852, Washington DC. It will also be available at;
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 5050 (Level 5) Houston, Texas, Tuesday 28th May 2019
9894 Bissonet Street, Suite 745 Houston, Texas, TX 77036, Tuesday 28th May 2019
370 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10017, Thursday 30th May 2019
336 West 37th Street Suite 500, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10018, Thursday 30th May 2019
918 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 204 Roswell, Atlanta, Georgia, GA 30076. Friday 31st May 2019
Biosec Solutions Limited, CHAMS Consortium Limited, Defcon Systems Limited, National eAuthentication Limited, Thebez Global Resources, and Venn Technology Limited, has been licensed to ensure the enrolment of Nigerians all over Africa, Asia, Europe, and America.
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