How to Check National Identity Number (NIN) on Phone

If you have registered for the national ID card scheme but misplaced your National Identity Number (NIN), there is now a convenient solution for you. You can easily retrieve your NIN using your mobile phone.

By utilizing this method, you no longer need to worry about remembering your NIN, as your mobile device can provide quick and easy access to this important information.

How to Check or Retrieve National Identity Number (NIN) Via USSD

Have you misplaced your NIN? Have you forgotten where you kept your NIN slip? Not to fear, NIMC’s USSD service allows you to easily obtain your NIN using your cell phone.

Dial *346# on your phone to retrieve your NIN. This service is available on all the Nigerian Mobile Networks, including MTN, AIRTEL, GLO and 9mobile.

Steps:

• dial *346#
• If you are still using the same phone number that you enrolled with for your NIN, you can retrieve it by selecting “NIN Retrieval” from the list of alternatives that is displayed and typing the number “1“
• Your network provider will show you a notification that the service will cost you N20 (twenty naira) which will be deducted from your phone credit balance. Reply ‘1’ to proceed.
• If you follow the instructions above carefully, your NIN will appear on the screen.

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

How to Check NIN on Phone using *346# USSD code.

How to Know if your NIN Card is Ready

To check if your National Identity Number (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.