{"id":46141,"date":"2021-01-17T16:44:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T15:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=46141"},"modified":"2021-01-17T16:44:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T15:44:39","slug":"nin-mandatory-for-foreign-diplomats-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/nin-mandatory-for-foreign-diplomats-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"NIN Mandatory For Foreign Diplomats -FG"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Federal Government says National Identity Number is mandatory for foreign diplomats who will reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said this in a statement by his Technical Assistant, Dr Femi Adeluyi, on Sunday.<\/p>\n

He said that an enrolment centre has been established for the foreign diplomats at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

The statement read, \u201cThe Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe desk will be set up by Tuesday, 19th of January, 2021.<\/p>

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\u201cThis enrolment centre will provide support for members of the Diplomatic Corps and will be managed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, through the National Identity Management Commission.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe centre is being set up based on the request of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in order to simplify the process for diplomats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Identity Number is mandatory for diplomats who will reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also mandatory for all other lawful residents in the country as stated in Section 16 of the National Identity Management Commission Act 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Law has made it mandatory for Nigerians and legal residents to obtain a NIN since 2007. However, compliance has been low, until recently.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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