Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has declared a 40% drop in extortion and corruption charges involving the National Identification Number (NIN) registration procedure. The announcement was issued by NIMC Director General Abisoye Coker-Odusote during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, May 14.
“We have reduced incidents of extortion and corruption by at least 40 percent. While this process is still ongoing, the progress we have made so far is substantial,” she said.
She noted that the agency has enlisted a large number of Nigerians and continues to do so. Efforts will continue to guarantee that more Nigerians register before the end of the year.
This development is due to NIMC’s engagement with the World Bank on the Nigeria Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative. The cooperation has raised registration numbers, with 120 million Nigerians enrolled so far.
