NIN: NIMC Registration Amid COVID-19 Irresponsible, Says Afenifere The group said the ongoing registration shows total disregard for the lives of citizens as this could "expose them to the vagaries of coronavirus without any form of protection under these terrible conditions." by SaharaReporters, New York Jan 08, 2021 The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has described the ongoing registration of SIM cards amid the strong second wave of COVID-19 as an irresponsible act of governance. Officials of the National Identity Management Commission have recently declared a strike action, complaining that they were not provided with personal protective equipment and also owed allowances. Applicants queue to obtain national identity numbers at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, in the Lagos state capital of Ikeja, on December 30, 2020