Federal Government Moves To Give Nigerians NIN via BVN

The Federal Ministry of Communications and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said they are working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure that all Nigerians who have Bank Verification Number (BVN) are given the National Identification Number (NIN).

Issa Pantami,  Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, disclosed this when he visited different National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) enrolment centres in Abuja yesterday.

He said: “Even in biometrics, some will just take four, some two; so you cannot harmonise without upgrading and integrating the systems.

“We discussed with the CBN governor today on how to ensure that all our citizens with BVN will immediately be provided with the NIN. We are working on that, but facilitating the process lies on CBN to make it much easier for our people.”