The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday issued notice to reject National Identification Number (NIN) generated by Nigerians via Bank Verification Number (BVN).
The new development will compound the frustrations Nigerians are going through over the verification exercise introduced last month by the Federal Government.
On its Twitter handle, @nimc_ng, the commission said Nigerians must complete their NIN registration, even if their BVN generates the special digit.
“If your NIN was generated due to the BVN record harmonisation with the National Identity Database, you will not have access to the NIMC mobile app and your NIN-SIM integration will be invalid.
“Kindly visit an enrolment centre to complete your NIN registration,” the notice read.
Meanwhile, NIMC warned Nigerians to stay away from a fake app that claims to help link NIN to SIM cards.
The commission claimed that the app was run by fraudsters, who used it to harvest NINs and BVNs.
However, many Nigerians who are disenchanted with the strenuous process have kept throwing tantrums at the Federal Government, NIMC and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for making them pass through what they described as harrowing experiences.
