……as 255,726 Nigerians in Diaspora get NIN
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that the registrations and NIN issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in 2022 totalled 22,492,748 in 2022, comprising 12,643,563 males and 9,849,185 females.
The statistics agency gave these figures in its ‘National Identity Registration Statistics 2022’ published on its website on Monday, August 7, 2023.
This report covered the 36 states of the Federation, FCT and the Diaspora, showed that while the total NIN registration in the 36 states and FCT stood at 22, 237,022, registrations in the diaspora were 255,726.
The NIN registrations profile on state-by-state basis reflected that the top three states were Kano, Lagos and Kaduna with 2,444,224, 2,097,912 and 1,256,479 respectively, while Bayelsa, Ekiti and Ebonyi recorded the lowest with 100,525, 141,534, 165,375 respectively
According to the Bureau, out of the 255,726 Diaspora registrations during the year in review, 140,496 were males and 115,230 were females.
The NIN figures issued on zonal basis showed that the North-West recorded the highest registrations and NIN issued with 7,207,695, followed by the South-West with 4,825,143 while the South-East had the smallest registrations and NIN issued with 1,793,373.
A further analysis of the 2022 NIN registration profile on zonal basis indicated that in the North-Central Zone, Niger state recorded the highest registrations and NIN issued with 368,131 males and 229,047 females while Kogi state had the least registrations and NIN issued with 163,721 males and 144,960 females.
The statistics agency further clarified: “In 2022, Bauchi state recorded the highest registrations and NIN issued in the North-East with 476,042 males and 288,184 females. In contrast, Taraba state had the least registrations and NIN issued with 202,471 males and 132,470 females.
“In 2022, Kano state recorded the highest registrations and NIN issued in the North-West with 1,322,194 males and 1,122,030 females. In contrast, Zamfara state had the least registrations and NIN issued with 358,029 males and 125,228 females.
“In 2022, Abia state recorded the highest registrations and NIN issued in the South-East with 359,119 males and 154,375 females. In contrast, Ebonyi state had the least registrations and NIN issued with 90,346 males and 75,029 females”, it added.
The report showed that in 2022, Rivers state recorded the highest registrations and NIN issued in the South-South with 338,291 males and 310,198 females while Bayelsa state had the least registrations and NIN issued with 58,063 males and 42,462 females.
The Bureau also reported that in 2022 Lagos state recorded the highest registrations and NIN issued in the South-West with 1,104,042 males and 993,870 females compared to Ekiti state, which had the least registrations and NIN issued with 76,199 males and 65,335 females.
