Lagos, Kano Top List as NIN Enrollment Hits 117 Million Nationwide

As of February 28, 2025, 117 million people have registered for the National Identity Number, says the National Identity Management Commission.

The NIMC dashboard’s most recent enrolment figures show that 51,079,521 (43.5%) of the enrolled persons are female, while 66,281,803 (56.5%) are male.

With more than 12.6 million registrants, Lagos State has the largest cumulative enrollment total, according to the report, followed by Kano State with 10.2 million registrants.

“NIMC’s enrollment figures as of February 28, 2025, currently stand at over 117 million unique records. The highest cumulative enrollment figure of over 12.6 million was recorded in Lagos State. Regional figures indicated an almost equal distribution across the North and South,” the report stated.

The three states with the lowest enrolment rates were Bayelsa, Ebonyi, and Ekiti.

There were 416,015 men and 342,096 females among the 758,111 registrations that Bayelsa registered. Ebonyi came in second with 990,775 registrations, which included 452,836 females and 537,939 males. There were 1,143,102 registrations in Ekiti, with 576,873 females and 566,229 males.

Cross River, with 1,397,233 registrations; Taraba, with 1,768,754; Yobe, with 1,857,532; Kogi, with 1,912,382; Enugu, with 1,946,464; Kwara, with 2,004,667; and Imo, with 2,024,423, are among the other states with low NIN registration rates.

With 12,612,334 registrations, Lagos had the largest enrolment number, with 5,741,419 girls and 6,870,915 males.

Kano followed with 10,246,055 registrations, including 5,924,126 males and 4,321,929 females.

Kaduna had 6,945,818 registrations, with 3,832,083 males and 3,113,735 females. Ogun recorded a total of 4,926,721 registrations, comprising 2,567,102 males and 2,359,619 females. Oyo had 4,539,340 registrations, with 2,361,100 males and 2,178,240 females.

Other states in the top 10 include Katsina, with 4,019,964 registrations (2,369,071 males and 1,650,893 females); the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, with 3,795,690 registrations (2,213,061 males and 1,582,629 females); Rivers, with 3,532,787 registrations (1,923,311 males and 1,609,476 females); Delta, with 3,198,779 registrations (1,691,182 males and 1,507,597 females); and Bauchi, with 3,078,996 registrations (1,927,994 males and 1,151,002 females).