How To Apply For NIMC’s Multipurpose ID Card

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has come up with a new general multipurpose card with excellent features including the option for payment for all types of social and financial services.

The card, according to NIMC, will assist holders in solving complex issues such as physical identification, enabling them to prove their identity and access government and private social services.

The management said the initiative was part of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration's renewed hope agender in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System.

The card was designed and powered by a national domestic card provider, AfriGO. With it, Nigerians have the opportunity to be holders of a multipurpose National ID Card that can serve many purposes, such as identity verification, payments, and even government social services.

In this article, we explain how to apply for this multipurpose card as instructed by the National Identity Management Commission.

Key Takeaways

1. The Multipurpose National Identity card, according to NIMC will be enabled for the eNaira in compliance with the EMV operational and security standards.
2. The new National ID card is a single, convenient, and general multipurpose card, eliminating the need for multiple cards.
3. The single card has multiple use cases: payments/financial, government intervention/services, travel, etc 
4. The National Identity Management Commission is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System to deliver the payment and financial use cases. 
5. The card will be powered by the AfriGO card provisional scheme, an indigenous scheme powered by NIBSS. 
6. Applicants for the card will have to request with their NIN through the self-service online portal, NIMC offices, or their respective banks. 
7. The card will be issued through the applicants' respective banks in line with existing protocols for the issuance of debit/credit cards. 
8. The card can be picked up by holders at the designated bank or delivered to the applicants at the requested location at an extra cost to be borne by the applicants.

 

 

How To Apply For NIMC’s Multipurpose ID Card In 5 Simple Steps

1. Visit your bank or any bank of your choice and demand the payment card superimposed on your identity.

2. You will be asked to provide your national identity number (NIN) for age verification and to ensure you comply with the security standards.

3. The bank will forward the NIN to NIMC to collect relevant authorized data as displayed in your identity information.

4. The bank then uses the verified identity data to securely prepare the standard Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) data for the card before getting it personalized and printed out by a third-party service.

5. After the card is ready, it will be issued to the person who requested it.

What Not To Do With The New NIMC Card

1. Holders are advised not to issue photocopies or scanned images of the new card that bear sensitive data and payment details to unauthorized persons.

2. NIMC said while the user's NIN or BVN details are not visible on the card, they can be obtained by scanning the QR code at the back of the card.

3. The commission also noted that only citizens with a National Identity Number (NIN) can request the new card.