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FEATURES OF THE NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD

The current National Identity Card has data on both sides. The Front Side of the card among other things contains owner’s information such as Surname, First Name, Middle Name, Maiden Name, Date of Birth, Height, Sex, Blood Group, Occupation and Applicant’s Residence.

In addition, the National coat of arms appears in two places, the small one is found at the upper left corner of the card while the bigger one appears on the body of the card towards the right. The National flag appears on the upper right corner, while the map of Nigeria is located at the lower right corner.

The Reverse Side contains information about the owner’s next of kin and data about the card itself. Particulars of the next of kin: Surname, First Name, Middle Name, Address, Applicant’s origin. Information about the card include: Date of Identity Card Issue – Place – State – LGA – Registration Centre; Sequence Number and the ID Form Number.

A Unique Personal Number is issued to the owner of the card. This number consists of a combination of alphabets and numbers. The two alphabets indicate the State of origin of the card owner. The number remains a unique identity of the card owner for life and does not change, irrespective of the number of times a card id reissued, replaced or updated.

There is a 2-dimensional bar code portion at the bottom of the reverse side. It contains fingerprints data of the applicant in encrypted format. These fingerprints could be seen by placing the card in an appropriate card reading device. There are other hidden security features on the National Identity Card which could be used to verify its genuineness.

UNDISTRIBUTIED ID CARDS

Applicants who registered for national Identity Card during the mass registration exercise in 2003 and are yet to collect the cards may now confirm the status of their Cards here.

Please select the state of registration below:

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REPLACEMENT OF LOST IDENTITY CARD

An applicant requesting for the replacement of Nigerian National Identity Card must follow this procedure to obtain a replacement for the Card:

a) Obtain a Police Report in respect of the loss;

b) Obtain court sworn affidavit for the loss;

c) Apply to the National Identity Management Commission [NIMC] attaching documents (a and b) above and quoting the Unique Personal Number on the misplaced Identity Card;

d) Submit the application at any of the NIMC’s offices nationwide.

CORRECTION OF WRONG INFORMATION ON AN IDENTITY CARD

Applicants seeking for correction of wrong information on his/her Identity Card must do the following:

a) Identify the information that needs to be corrected;

b) Write to the Director General of NIMC attaching the Identity Card and highlighting the information that need to be corrected;

c) Submit the application in any of NIMC’s offices nationwide;

d) Contact the NIMC’s where the application was submitted after a specified period of time from the date of submission, for collection of the replaced Card.

UPDATING OF INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD

Applicants wishing to update or modify the information on his/her Identity Card follow this procedure:

Identify Information that require updating;

Write to the Director General of the NIMC stating the information to be updated and the reason for such update;

Submit the application letter to any of the NIMC’s office nationwide;

Contact the NIMC’s where the application was submitted after a specified period of time from the date of submission, for collection of the new Card.

All applicants who registered for the National Identity Card during the previous exercise can now collect their cards at the NIMC's office in the state where you it was registered for. Registration for the Identity Card is also ongoing in all NIMC offices.

If you have not collected your card, or you wish to register for the card, please CLICK HERE to locate the NIMC's offices in all the states.

Applicants who have not collected thier card may submit a request to confirm the status of the card. CLICK HERE for more details. . .