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General News of Wednesday, 19 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

NIN slip is not a temporary card, it's a means of identification- Commission says

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The National Identification Number is a means of identification, the National Identity Management Commission has said.

The Commission made this statement in a tweet after it came under fire for issuing British boxer and two-time unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua a NIN ahead of several Nigerians that struggled to register for it.

In what followed as a backlash on Twitter, Nigerians went for the jugular, tagging the NIMC as poor, slow and incompetent.

As its defence, the NIMC went to declare the NIN as a proper means of identification.

"The NIN slip is not a temporary card, it is also valid means of identification," it tweeted.



Nigerians were very unhappy with the response and would not stand down. They still demanded the card.



Sadly, some people were yet to get the slips. Here was the commission's response for its ineptitude.



It was quite embarrassing





Telcos have consistently refused it as a means of ID to retrieve sim cards



The commission promised to look into it



Savages abound



Obe is not taking this lightly.





The tweet needs to get louder





It can be recalled that the NIMC was established in 2007 to manage the identity of Nigerians which it has consistently failed to do so. Last month, several students preparing for JAMB almost lost their chance to register due to the commission's ineptitude.