The National Identification Number (NIN) database being managed by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) grew by seven million in the first half of 2025 as the Commission races to register 95% of Nigerians by year-end.
According to the enrolment dashboard, a total of 121 million people had been issued the NIN as of June 30, 2025.
At the end of 2024, the enrolment figure stood at 114 million.
While the database had grown by 10 million in 2024, from 104 million in December 2023 to 114 million in December 2024, the growth recorded in the first half of 2025 shows that the country is on track to surpass last year’s record.
The NIMC data shows that the highest cumulative enrolment figure of over 12.9 million was recorded in Lagos State.
To meet its target of enrolling 95% of Nigerians by the end of this year, NIMC is deploying Youth Corps members to cover hitherto unreachable areas through its Ward Enrolment initiative.
“The Corps members selected are currently undergoing intensive training in preparation for the kick-off of the ward enrollment.
“Consequently, Nigerians, most especially children below the age of 16 years, are by this initiative encouraged to enrol for the NIN in their respective wards. This initiative aims to take NIN enrolment closer to the people,” NIMC said in a recent statement.
NIMC DG/CEO, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, asserted that the Ward Enrollment exercise, when completed, will allow the government to know the actual number of Nigerians and make it easy to plan effectively for the citizens.
Nigeria, through the World Bank’s Digital Identity for National Development (ID4D) project, is currently striving to register all its citizens in the NIN database.