OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In the endeavour
to support the initiative by the National Identity Management
Commission (NIMC) to enroll Nigerian adults and children
into the National Identity Database (NIDB), VFS Global is
pleased to announce the launch of an enrolment centre located at
294 Alberta Street, Ottawa,
Canada.
The new centre, inaugurated on 03 October
2019, by H.E. Adeyinka Olatokunbo
Asekun, Ambassador of Nigeria to Canada, in the presence of Mr. Lanre Yusuf, NIMC and Mr. Kariballa Dantata,
Dantata Universal Services, offers Nigerian diaspora enrolment
services for their National Identification Number (NIN) and
subsequent issuance of the General Multi-Purpose Card (GMPC).
Comprehensive information on the enrollment process can be obtained
beforehand online at www.vfsglobal.com/NIMC/Nigeria.
Dedicated helpline and email support services are also available
for applicants to answer queries and track the application
status.
A NIN is issued to Nigerian citizens living abroad, for
processing of all forms of transactions that involve submitting an
identity verification in Nigeria
such as driving licenses, voter cards and even opening a bank
account.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Jiten
Vyas, Regional Group COO, VFS Global, said, "We are
delighted to launch the new centre in Ottawa to support the initiative by the
National Identity Management Commission in Nigeria and committed towards the delivery of
secure and streamlined enrolment services for Nigerians living in
Canada. By successfully leveraging
on our expertise gained from nearly two decades of experience, VFS
Global has been effectively assisting local governments with
e-governance solutions thereby helping them assimilate
next-generation solutions into efficient public-facing services in
the identity and citizen services space."
Including the new centre in Canada, on behalf of NIMC, VFS Global and
Dantata Universal Services currently operates 18 National
Identification Number Enrolment Centres across the globe in
Cameroon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, India,
Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom,
and USA, with plans to launch more
in the near future.
Customer Support
Address: Suite 505, 294 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON, K1P 6E6, Canada
Email ID: info@dantatauniversal.com ; diaspora@nimc.gov.ng
Helpline: +1-613-216-9670
Website: www.vfsglobal.com/NIMC/Nigeria
Submission Timings: 09:00 hrs – 12:30 hrs and 13:30 hrs – 16:00 hrs
(Monday to Friday, except holidays)
Media Contact
Sukanya Chakraborty
communications@vfsglobal.com
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