The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that Nigerians will now pay for the upgraded multipurpose national identity card, citing limited government revenue and the need to streamline production. Dr Peter Iwegbu, Head of Card Management Services at NIMC, disclosed this during a two-day journalist roundtable in Lagos.  He stated, "The payment is to ensure that the card is produced for only those who need it."  According to…

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Due to limited government revenue, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says Nigerians will have to pay for the new multipurpose national Identity card. The Head of Card Management Services at NIMC, Dr Peter Iwegbu, said this at a two-day roundtable organised for journalists in Lagos. He said the payment was to ensure that it was produced for only those who needed it. Iwegbu said the decision was made to avoid repeating the mistake…

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ShareThe National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Friday announced that Nigerians will bear the cost of the new multipurpose national identity card. Announcing the development in a statement issued by its Head of Card Management Services, Dr Peter Iwegbu, the commission said due to government revenue constraints, Nigerians will need to pay for the ID... The post Nigerians To Pay For Multipurpose National ID Card – NIMC appeared first on…

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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has explained that Nigerians will have to pay for the new multipurpose national Identity card to ensure that it is produced for only those who need it.  The post Why Nigerians have to pay for the new multipurpose national ID card – NIMC  appeared first on Nairametrics.

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Nigerians will need to pay for the new national ID card because the government has limited revenue — NIMC The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that Nigerians will need to pay for the new multipurpose national identity card, citing limited government revenue as the primary reason for the decision. Speaking during a two-day roundtable for journalists in Lagos, Dr. Peter Iwegbu, Head of Card Management Se…

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Nigerians will need to pay for the new national ID card because the government has limited revenue

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says
Nigerians will have to pay for the new multipurpose national identity card due
to limited government revenue.   Peter Iwegbu, head of card management services at NIMC,
spoke on Thursday at a two-day press conference in Lagos.   Iwegbu said paying for the identity card would ensure it is
produced for only those who needed it.   He said the decision was made to avoid repeating the mistake
of …

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Nigerians will pay for new national ID card… government can’t fund production  –NIMC

The recent announcement from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) stating that Nigerians will need to pay for the new multipurpose national identity card has sparked a heated debate.  The decision is framed as a necessity due to limited government revenue, but it raises a fundamental question: Should Nigerians really have to pay for a … The post Should Nigerians Pay for National ID Cards? NIMC Insists appeared first on Business Eli…

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Nigerians Will Now  Pay for New National ID Cards  Nigerians will now pay for new National ID cards The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that Nigerians will be required to pay for the new multipurpose national ID cards. This change comes after the Commission’s past efforts to issue free ID cards, which were unsuccessful due to a high number of uncollected cards. In this article, we will explore why this shift to a pai…

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