The federal capital territory
administration (FCTA) says the national identification number (NIN) is now
mandatory for land allocation within the FCT.
Muhammad Bello, FCT minister,
disclosed this on Thursday when he received Aliyu Aziz, director-general,
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
Bello said there is the need for
every land allocated to be matched to an individual through NIN “in order to
prevent multiple allocations.”
He also said this would ensure
fairness and equity in the allocation process.
He commended Aziz for the
increase in enrollment figures and measures put in place to ensure safety of
data of Nigerians in the national identity database (NIDB).
The minister added that ongoing
harmonisation efforts would help in checking duplication of functions among
data collecting agencies.
Aziz said the NIMC act makes NIN
mandatory for every citizen and legal resident, and is already being
implemented by top government agencies as a basic requirement for offering
government services.
He thanked Bello for “the steps
he has taken so far to ensure the success of the national identity management
system”.
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