Everything You Need To Know About How To Check OR Retrieve Your NIN On Mobile Phone Via NIMC USSD Code
Are you interested or in need to know how you can retrieve or check your NIN number? If yes you are on the right page, on this page everything about how you can retrieve or check your NIN number is well explained so this article will be guiding you with a step by step instructions on how you can easily retrieve or check your (NIN) National Identity Number using your mobile phone via the NIMC USSD code Successfully.
You can retrieve and check your (NIN) National Identity Number easily now using your mobile phone or any Internet enabled device, this happens to be possible due to the USSD service provided by the (NIMC) National Identity Management Commission.
STEP BY STEP TO FOLLOW IF YOU WANT TO RETRIEVE YOUR NIN NUMBER USING YOUR MOBILE DEVICE VIA THE NIMC USSD CODE
You can now easily retrieve your forgotten National identity number (NIN), for those that enrolled for the National ID card and mistakenly loose their given (NIN), just follow the step by step instructions below slowly and carefully to get it back.
- (1) first you Dial *346# on your device
- (2) follow the prompt and Enter ‘1’ in other to choose NIN Retrieval Option, make sure that the mobile number you are using to dial it is the one you used during your registration.
- (3) then you can Enter ‘2’ if you no longer have access to your mobile number, also keep in mind that you will be required to provide some details or information you used during your registration.
Always remember that this service is provided to all the mobile NETWORKS in Nigeria free of charge
Also don’t forget that the number printed on your ID card is not your NIN, your NIN is stored within the chip on your NATIONAL ID card electronically and only by using an authorised card reader can it be accessed.
So the number printed on your ID card is just a primary account number (PAN), which once activated it can be used for accessing the payment payment features of your card.
HOW TO KNOW WHETHER YOUR NIN CARD IS READY
To check if your National identity card through online, follow the step by step instructions below
- (1) simple open the browser of your mobile phone then visit this website (www.nimc.gov.ng) provided by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
- (2) after opening the website simple scroll down to the homepage and then click on the button or a place written ‘e-ID Card Status Portal’ in other to check whether your ID card is ready, also to know if it’s available now at the activation centre.
- (3) When you are done, go to the required space where it says fill in your
-first name…..
-last name…..
NIMC check tracking ID…
Then click on the button written ‘check now’.