The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on Thursday disclosed that the National Identity Number is mandatory for transactions such as the opening of bank accounts, payment of taxes and voter registration.
Pantami explained that the government was determined to ensure that all citizens in Nigeria had their various NINs.
He said, “This is most importantly in the area of NIN, which is a mandatory number, based on the NIMC order of 2007 that has actively been neglected for years.
“It is key to our national planning, budget, security, social development and many more. But it was neglected despite being a mandatory number.”
He added, “So we’ve come up with so many policies trying to ensure that our citizens obtain the number. It is important beyond SIM registration. It is important for whatever you do because it is the primary identity of our citizens.