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Workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) continued the enrolment exercise for the National Identity Number (NIN) on Monday after a two-day strike.
In continuation of its coverage of the registration process in Lagos,
Channels Television crew visited more than seven local governments.
While the process may have been stalled, the challenges faced by enrolees and even the NIMC workers are not likely to fade away anytime soon.
“Enrol once and be identified for life,” that was the footnote of the signpost that welcomes enrolees to the agency’s office nationwide.
But getting registered for – a process which the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said should take less than 10 minutes – has left a bitter taste in the mouth of many Nigerians.