A Nigerian man living in Canada shared his experience trying to get the National Identification Number (NIN). The man, Dr Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi, said he had gone to the NIN registration place in Calgary to have it done but made a surprising discovery.
Dr Igbalajobi noted that after the database was searched, it was found that his name already had an NIN attached to it.
He said it could be that he must have done it before leaving Nigieria in 2013. He wrote on X:
“I was at the NIN reg place in Calgary today only to realize I had NIN already. Must have done it before I left Nigeria in 2013!”
The importance of NIN has increased. Recently, banks asked customers to link NIN to their Bank Verification Number (BVN).
While fintechs like Moniepoint asked customers to do the updates through the apps, some banks required a physical presence.
One Nigerian man said he was able to do the update using Zenith Bank USSD, and it was simple.
