The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has deployed more gadgets to states to facilitate more enrolments for the National Identity Numbers (NIN).
The commission’s Director General, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, approved the distribution of additional enrolment systems to all the states as more applicants besieged states’ offices and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The director general said the intervention was aimed at easing the NIN enrolment challenges and increase operational capacity.
It was gathered that more applicants were experiencing harrowing experiences to obtain the NIN, following deadlines issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on the linkage of their NINs with Subscriber’s Identity Modules (SIM) cards.
The commission had warned that subscribers who failed to link their NINs with SIMs would have their lines disconnected by March.
The development has put pressures on the NIMC and its workers to register more applicants in the national identity database.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by NIMC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Kayode Adegoke, explained that the provision of additional enrolment devices underscored Coker-Odusote’s commitment to streamlining operations and enhancing overall effectiveness.
The statement said: “The systems (gadgets) have since been installed and in use across all the states and have not only resulted in the reduction of time spent by applicants but has also increased the number of applicants attended to daily.
“Coker-Odusote has also sent out monitoring and evaluation teams across various centres nationwide to ensure a smooth running of enrolment and modification.
“The team will also ensure strict compliance with her zero tolerance stance against all forms of extortion and unethical practices.
“Coker-Odusote has emphasised that her administration will not condone extortion of applicants and has since directed that any worker found wanting would be dealt with, in line with the provisions of the Constitution and extant Public Service Rules.
“She requests that any applicant extorted should report such incident to the following official channels: phone lines 08155015388 and 07002255646; and email: ieu@nimc.gov.ng.“
