No More Free ID: NIMC says Nigerians Will Pay for Multipurpose National Identity Card [Video]

National Identity Management Commission has said Nigerians will now pay for the new multipurpose identity card
NIMC’s head claimed that by paying for the identity card, it would be ensured that only those who needed it would receive one
He said that customers would be able to walk into any bank in their neighborhood and ask for the card

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Nigerians will have to pay for the new multipurpose national identity card because of the government’s limited revenue, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said.

The commission had previously attempted to provide free national ID cards. Photo Credit: NIMCSource: UGC

Peter Iwegbu, NIMC‘s head of card management services said this during a two-day news conference in Lagos on Thursday was

Paying for the identity card, according to Iwegbu, would guarantee that it was issued to only those who required it.

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