The Federal Government has moved the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Interior in a bid to fast-track passport processing in the country.
The National Identity Number (NIN), domiciled in NIMC, is one of the major conditions for obtaining of International Passports.
The Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke confirmed the development adding that NIMC would launch a mobile application by the weekend as part of several innovations to tackle the problems.
Adegoke said Nigerians will have opportunities to make online requests for changes or updates regarding their personal information and will get responses in real-time.
The NIMC was until now supervised by the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
