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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has extended the days for the national identity number (NIN) enrolment to Saturdays.

In a post on its Twitter handle, NIMC said the decision to extend the enrolment days was taken in order to serve Nigerians better.

The organisation said the extension, which took effect on December 19, cuts across all the 36 states and the federal capital territory.

“In a bid to serve the public better, the HM MoC&DE @DrIsaPantami has directed the NIMC to extend NIN enrolment to Saturdays, starting from the 19th of December, 2020.  This extension cuts across all 36 States and the FCT.”

In a bid to serve the public better, the HM MoC&DE @DrIsaPantami has directed the NIMC to extend NIN enrolment to Saturdays, starting from the 19th of December, 2020.
This extension cuts across all 36 States and the FCT.#NIMC#NIN#NationalID @FMoCDENigeria pic.twitter.com/HQwiXirnRm

— NIMC (@nimc_ng) December 18, 2020

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had given telecommunications companies a two-week ultimatum to block SIM cards not registered with NIN.

Following the directive, the federal government approved the licensing of 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct enrolment of persons into the National Identity Database (NIDB).

The government also ordered the cancellation of the N20 fee earlier charged for retrieval of the NIN on mobile networks.

This triggered criticisms as many Nigerians complained about the short notice.