How to retrieve your NIN without your phone number

Welcome to a comprehensive guide on how to retrieve your National Identification Number (NIN) without using your phone number.

In this short article, we will walk you through the step-by-step process of obtaining your NIN, even if you don’t have access to your phone number. Whether you’ve lost your SIM card or are facing technical issues, we’ll show you alternative methods to successfully retrieve your NIN. So, let’s delve into the various options available and ensure you regain access to your important identification number smoothly.

How To Check Your NIN Without Phone Number

To retrieve or check your National Identification Number (NIN) without a phone number, you’ll generally need to visit a NIN enrollment center in person and provide relevant identification documents.

At the centre you might also be asked to provide your fingerprints again before they’ll be able to successfully reprint your NIN—this service will cost you NGN 500 and you can make the payment via Remita and take the evidence of payment with you to the NIN Enrollment Centre.

However, there is an Nimc app available on app store and play store that you can use to retrieve your nin without having to go to an enrollment centre.

Ways To Link Your NIN

After retrieving your NIN the next step is to link them to your phone number so that you can easily access it. Below are various ways to link NIN:

How To Link NIN with the Nimc app

Follow these steps to link your NIN to your mobile numbers using the NIMC Mobile ID App

• Open the app and log in with your security PIN.
• Tap on ‘My Devices’ button on the bottom right part of your dashboard on the app.
• Tap on ‘Add Mobile Number’ and input the mobile phone number you wish to link.
• Next input the OTP sent to that mobile phone number.

Link your NIN to your Airtel Mobile Number

Visit https://www.airtel.com.ng/nin/
Or you can dial *121*1#

You can also visit an Airtel service centre close to you.

Link your NIN to your MTN Mobile Number

Visit their website
Or you can dial *785#
You can also visit an MTN service centre close to you.

Link your NIN to your Glo Mobile Number

Visit their website
SMS “UPDATENIN NIN FirstName LastName” to 109

You can also visit a Glo service centre close to you.

Link your NIN to your 9mobile Number

Visit their website
Or you can dial *200*8#

You can also visit a 9mobile service centre close to you.

Importance Of NIN

1. It serves as a means to centralise and streamline various government services, such as voter registration, healthcare access, taxation, and more.
2. It helps reduce identity fraud,
   
3. It helps to improves service delivery, and promotes efficient administration of public services by ensuring accurate identification of citizens.