NIN Agents In South West Demand Unpaid Commissions In Protest

NIN Agents In South West Demand Unpaid Commissions In ProtestNational Identification Number (NIN) agents in the South-West region, contracted by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), have launched protests over alleged nonpayment of commissions for the past two years.
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Mr. Taiwo Odebunmi, spokesperson for the protesting agents, addressed the media in Ibadan, Oyo State, and highlighted the severe hardship faced by the agents due to the unpaid commissions. Odebunmi spoke on behalf of over 120 NIN agents, urging President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the matter.

The agents explained that they had secured loans through the AGSMEIS loan scheme, facilitated by NIRSAL Microfinance Bank (MFB), to fund the acquisition of enrollment devices and licenses. Each agent was granted a loan of ₦4,109,485.72 with the understanding that NIMC would pay monthly commissions to help offset the loan. However, Odebunmi revealed that after receiving commissions for April and May of 2021, NIMC abruptly stopped payments, and the agents have not been compensated since.

“We were supposed to be paid $1 for every enrollment, but after the first two months of payments, from April to May 2021, the commission payments ceased. From June to December 2021, we received no payments, which caused severe financial strain on our members,” Odebunmi explained.

While a backlog of payments was made in March 2022, it was used to cover loan repayments, leaving agents with no further compensation. Since then, the NIMC has failed to fulfill its payment obligations. Odebunmi also noted that NIRSAL MFB had begun the loan recovery process through the Central Bank of Nigeria’s GSI Recovery program.

In addition to the nonpayment issue, Odebunmi expressed frustration over the withdrawal of the agents’ licenses in 2023 through what he described as a “bogus revalidation exercise.” He pointed out that the agents had paid for the licenses with their loans, and yet NIMC revoked them without consideration for the agents’ five-year contractual agreement.

The NIN agents are now calling for the swift intervention of the federal government and relevant agencies to ensure the payment of the outstanding commissions and the revalidation of their operational licenses.

“We urge the federal government to address this matter urgently, as our members are suffering. We demand the payment of the outstanding commissions of $1 per enrollment and the revalidation of our licenses,” Odebunmi concluded.

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