NIN enrolment hits 136 million as NIMC’s new act takes effect

Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced a major breakthrough in the country’s digital identity drive, revealing that enrolments for the National Identification Number (NIN) have crossed the 136 million milestone. This massive expansion comes as the federal government officially begins the implementation of the newly enacted NIMC Act 2026, a transformative legal framework designed to overhaul and modernize the country’s digital identity infrastructure.