NIN-SIM Linkage Dey Cut Down Fraud Well Well, E Dey Ginger Nigeria National Security – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu talk on Tuesday say the linkage of National Identification Number with SIM cards don sharply reduce fraud and make national security better. Tinubu wey Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, represent am, talk this one for 2025 National Day of Identity wey National Identity Management Commission organise for Abuja. “Working with the NCC, NIMC don enforce the NIN-SIM linkage, and e don sharply reduce fraud and boost national security,” e talk. The President yan say identity no be just record again, e be foundation of citizenship, doorway to opportunity, and the anchor wey hold national security tight.

E add say the National Identification Number, wey Public Key Infrastructure support, don become the koko for Nigeria digital transformation, dey make transactions more secure and dey build citizens’ trust for government and private institutions. “Without PKI, digital interactions go still dey exposed. Without PKI, citizens no go fit fully believe say their data and transactions dey safe. But with PKI, Nigeria fit build one kind system wey trust go sure, fraud go reduce, services go dey smooth, and every citizen go fit relate with government and private institutions with confidence,” na so Tinubu talk am. As e dey hail the leadership of NIMC under Abisoye Coker-Odusote, Tinubu talk say the commission don enroll over 126 million Nigerians, clear backlog of 2.5 million records, deploy over 800 mobile enrolment devices across the country, and don join body with 125 partner agencies, including Immigration Service, Federal Inland Revenue Service, and National Population Commission.  The president still talk say the commission don boost efficiency by training their staff, providing correct modern tools, setting up better customer care centre wey reach world-class level plus audiovisual studio, and dem still improve staff welfare with salary adjustments, promote over 2,800 workers, and repair enrolment centres across the whole country. E still talk say the commission don clamp down on fraud by arresting over 30 operators, shutting down illegal centres, maintaining their ISO 27001:2022 certification, and launching one verification service wey dey guarantee 99.9% uptime. According to am, NIN don already turn to something wey you no fit do without for things like pension verification, educational loans, business registration, healthcare, tax records, elections, and social investment programmes. He talk say the number no be just one administrative tool, but “the common key wey dey open opportunity, make governance strong, and build trust.”