The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced new call centre numbers for public complaints on the national identity programmes in Nigeria.
The government agency that manages the National Identity Database, which keeps biometric and other personal information of Nigerians said that call center number opens a new channel to “treat complaints and queries usually addressed to the commission about the National Identity Management System (NIMS) Project.”
Emmanuel Ogungbe, Deputy Director IT/IDD at NIMC said that “the Call Centre Number, 0700CALLNIMC, is available to everyone who wishes to request for information about the NIMC, the NIMS project, the National Identification Number (NIN) or the new National eID Card.
“However, persons who wish to speak to an agent can call the NIMC Call Centre Number between the hours of 8am-5pm from Mondays to Fridays, “he added
The agency asked Nigerians and legal residents in the country aged 16 and above who are yet to enroll for their NIN to visit the NIMC’s pre-enrollment portal, www.ninenrol.gov.ng.
