How to Get your National Identity Card Electronic Version IOS & Android Users
This article is aimed at the step by step process to getting your National Identity Card the electronic version available on both IOS and Android.
Step 1: you must have completed your National Identity Card Enrolment.
- visits the official website of NIMC (www.nimc.gov.ng)
- then pre-enrols online using the Pre-enrolment Portal (https://penrol.nimc.gov.ng/).
- The enrolment is only completed after the applicant gets his or her biometric data (fingerprints, headshot photograph and signature) captured and processed by an Enrolment Officer at any NIMC Enrolment Centre.
Click here to view all NIMC Enrolment Centres and DO Not Enrol more than once
Once you have completed the enrolment process you should have your NIN Number and the phone number used in completing the registration this is very important.
The details can be found on the two slips are generated and given to the applicant which are the Transaction Slip and the NIN Slip indicating completion of enrolment.
Step 2: Visit Google play store and install the NIMC mobile app click here for a direct link to download the app for android users >> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nimcmobile
For IOS Users
Visit the IOS Store and install the NIMC App Click here for a direct link for IOS Users >>> https://apps.apple.com/ng/app/nimc-mobileid/id1500621463
Step 3: Fill in your correct details, double-check and hit the next button on the far right.
Step 4: Read the attestation and hit “I Agree” if you’ll like to continue the process.
Step 5: Input your desired pin number twice and click save button.
Congrats, you’re finally in and you can see your information from this page and download your National ID card.
There’s an integrity index on the page though and I don’t know how they measure that yet.
Do you have any challenge in any of these steps leave a comment below and I would revert in less than 24 Hours with Solutions?
Good morning my brother, I have downloaded the app and I have inputted my nin and the number linked has been shown to me but the next step can’t be reached because it keeps giving me error message 401.what do I do next.
Dear Ohile,
try uninstalling the app. and install it again.
Thank you.
Best Regards