In Nigeria, it has become common for people to associate their mobile phone numbers with their national identity number as ordered by the government.

Authorities have announced the introduction of a new mobile app that people can download from the Play Store or App Store to allow them to combine their mobile phone number with a National Identification Number (NIN). .

This is happening at the same time as the public continues to struggle with overcrowding and delays at registration centers to get the number.

Hadiza Dagabana, director of the Nigerian National Identity Commission (NIMC), briefed Ishaq Khalid on the new NIMC Mobile App