The National Identity Management Commission has announced February 16th, 2026, as the date to officially begin ward-level National Identity Number enrollment across Nigeria.
Kayode Adegoke,Head of corporate communications, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
The statement noted that the nationwide exercise is designed to ensure the comprehensive registration of every Nigerian citizen and legal resident, including children and adults, into the National Identity Database.
“The enrollment will be conducted free of charge, in furtherance of the Federal Government’s renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), aimed at promoting inclusive governance, national development, and access to identity services.
“The ward-level enrolment initiative represents a strategic step towards deepening identity inclusion, decentralizing services, and bringing registration to the ward level (communities), thereby improving accessibility, reducing travel burden, and promoting nationwide participation.
“NIMC encourages all Nigerians and legal residents who are yet to enroll to take advantage of this opportunity and participate fully in the exercise.
“To this end, the Commission has started engaging stakeholders at the national, state, and local government levels with sensitization and awareness campaigns on the importance of, benefits of, and use of NIN. “State governments, heads of local governments, traditional rulers, community leaders, and market associations, as well as faith-based organizations, are being consulted to ensure a smooth and seamless registration across all the wards nationwide. Members of the public are hereby encouraged to come out en masse to take advantage of this ward-to-ward enrollment exercise to enroll their children, parents, wards, and family members within their community,” the statement reads.
