This post will focus on everything you need to know on how you can successfully check or retrieve National Identity Number (NIN) Via USSD code. it’s very fast and secure, Continue reading for more Details (guideline and Institution) below:

How To Check OR Retrieve Your National Identity Number (NIN) Via USSD Code

If you have enrolled for the national ID card scheme and forgotten your National Identity Number (NIN), you can now check it on your mobile phone by following the procedure outlined below:

• Dial *346# on your phone
• Enter ‘1’ to choose NIN Retrieval Option (if the phone number you are dialling from was used during your NIN registration).
• Enter ‘2’ to choose NIN Search option (if you have lost your number; you will be required to input some of your registration details)

This service is FREE OF CHARGE on all the Nigerian Mobile Networks including MTN, AIRTEL, GLO and 9mobile.

Now that you know your national ID card number, go ahead and Link your National Identity Number (NIN) to your Number.

How to Know if your NIN Card is Ready

You can now complete a National identity card check online, To check if your NIN card is ready;

• visit the National Identity Management Commission [NIMC] website- www.nimc.gov.ng.
• Scroll down the homepage and click on ‘e-ID Card Status Portal’ to check if your card is ready and now available at the activation centre.

• After, fill in your first name, last name and your NIMC check tracking ID and hit the ‘check now’ icon button.

If you are yet to enrol for the national ID card scheme, check out: How To Apply For National Identity Numbe