NIMC takes NIN Diaspora enrolment exercise to United States

May 24, 2019

By Tola Akinmutimi The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) at the weekend announced the extension of the current National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment to the United States of America (USA) as furtherance of its mandate to enrol all Nigerians and legal residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB). Already, the exercise is ongoing in South Africa, the […]

Payers to bear cost of transfers to MDAs on Nigeria’s TSA

Nse Anthony-UkoNovember 1, 2018

Effective November 1, 2018 the service charge on all payments to ministries, departments and agencies [MDAs] would be borne by the payer, the Nigerian government has indicated, as it commences a new Treasury Single Account [TSA] fee regime. In line with global best practices and amidst dwindling revenues, the federal government has approved a new […]

Buhari directs ministers to inaugurate boards of parastatals

Ajose SehindemiFebruary 27, 2018

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all ministers to inaugurate the boards of various parastatals under their supervision. The president issued this directive through a circular signed by Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The circular directed all ministers to proceed with the inauguration of the boards on or before Friday, […]