The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has alerted Nigerians to a fraudulent social media post promoting a purported free portal for correcting National Identification Number (NIN) records.
This was contained in a public advisory on the commission’s X handle on Tuesday June 2. The commission in the advisory described the message and its accompanying links as a phishing scheme aimed at stealing personal information from unsuspecting members of the public.
The commission advised Nigerians to disregard the post and avoid clicking on any suspicious links claiming to offer free modification of NIN details. It further said that all requests for updates or corrections to NIN records should be carried out only through its approved self-service platform accessible via the official NIMC portal.
The commission reassured Nigerians that the National Identity Database remained secured and protected against unauthorised access.
It further encouraged members of the public to report any suspicious messages, websites or activities falsely claiming affiliation with the commission to the appropriate authorities.
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