NIMC warns Nigerians against selling, buying NIN The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has cautioned Nigerians against disclosing their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to unauthorised individuals or organisations in exchange for monetary compensation. The warning followed reports that some residents in Anambra State were being lured to submit their NINs for money, a practice the commission described as illegal and punishable under the NIMC Act No. 23 of 2007, the Data Protection Act, and the Cybercrime Act. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Head of Corporate Communications of the commission,...