Lagos, Kano lead as 117 million Nigerians obtain NIN
Lagos State has recorded over 12.6 million registrants as the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) revealed that 117 million Nigerians have been given the National Identity Number (NIN) as of February 28, 2025.
The latest enrolment statistics from the NIMC dashboard revealed that 66,281,803 (56.5%) of the registered individuals are male, while 51,079,521 (43.5%) are female.
The data also revealed that Kano State followed with 10,246,055 registrations, including 5,924,126 males and 4,321,929 females. Kaduna had 6,945,818 registrations, with 3,832,083 males and 3,113,735 females.
Ogun recorded 4,926,721 registrations, comprising 2,567,102 males and 2,359,619 females. Oyo had 4,539,340 registrations, with 2,361,100 males and 2,178,240 females.
NIMC’s enrollment figures as of February 28, 2025, currently stand at over 117 million unique records. The highest cumulative enrollment figure of over 12.6 million was recorded in Lagos State. Regional figures indicated an almost equal distribution across the North and South,” the report stated.
About 66,281,803 (56.5%) of the registered individuals are male, while 51,079,521 (43.5%) are female.
Bayelsa, Ebonyi, and Ekiti states ranked as the three states with the lowest enrollment figures., Bayelsa recorded a total of 758, with 416, comprising 537, with 566, Other states with low NIN registration include Cross River, which recorded 1, Taraba, with 1, Yobe, Kogi, Enugu, Kwara, with 2, and Imo, Lagos recorded the highest enrollment figure with 12, consisting of 6, 111 registrations, 015 males and 342, 096 females.
Ebonyi followed with 990, 775 registrations, 939 males and 452, 836 females. Ekiti had a total of 1, 143, 102 registrations, 229 males and 576, 873 females., 397, 233 registrations, 768, 754, 857, 532, 912, 382, 946, 464, 004, 667, 024, 423., 612, 334 registrations, 870, 915 males and 5, 741, 419 females.
Other states in the top 10 include Katsina, with 4,019,964 registrations (2,369,071 males and 1,650,893 females); the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, with 3,795,690 registrations (2,213,061 males and 1,582,629 females); Rivers, with 3,532,787 registrations (1,923,311 males and 1,609,476 females); Delta, with 3,198,779 registrations (1,691,182 males and 1,507,597 females); and Bauchi, with 3,078,996 registrations (1,927,994 males and 1,151,002 females).
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