One Million New Registrations Recorded as Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna Top NIN Enrollment

Bukola Olanrewaju 3 weeks ago TECHNOLOGY Leave a comment

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) reported a strong surge in NIN registrations in March 2025, with one million Nigerians newly enrolled. Despite this nationwide growth, Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna have maintained their positions as the states with the highest cumulative number of registered individuals, underscoring their significant contribution to the national database.

Recall, Business Remarks reported that the World Bank approved a two-year extension for Nigeria’s Digital Identity for Development project, extending the deadline from December 31, 2024, to December 31, 2026. The drive is part of the World Bank-backed Digital Identity for National Development (ID4D) project, which aims to provide a legal identity to all Nigerians.

The total funding for the ID4D initiative stands at $430 million, co-financed by the World Bank, French Development Agency (AFD), and the European Investment Bank (EIB). According to the bank, the extension was necessary to support the delivery of an inclusive and trusted digital ID system that improves governance and access to public services.

The latest figures released by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) revealed Lagos State continues to lead NIN registrations with 12.7 million enrolments, followed by Kano State at 10.4 million. Kaduna State remains a distant third with 6.9 million.

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Other states with strong NIN figures include Ogun (4.9 million), Oyo (4.5 million), Katsina (4 million), FCT (3.8 million), Rivers (3.5 million), Delta (3.2 million), and Jigawa (3.1 million).

Meanwhile, Bayelsa State recorded the lowest number of enrolments at just 767,620. Other low-performing states include Ebonyi (999,991), Ekiti (1.1 million), Cross River (1.4 million), and Taraba (1.7 million).

With 66.9 million (56.5 per cent) registrations, men constitute the larger portion of NIN enrollees according to NIMC gender data, compared to 51.5 million (43.5 per cent) registered women.