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UNION: CSOs Demand Urgent Action to Close Taraba’s NIN Gap.


By Jako Keke [Jalingo Times] September 16, 2026.

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for ID for Development in Taraba State has called for urgent measures to bridge gaps in National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment, warning that millions of residents could remain excluded from essential services without access to legal identity.

The coalition made the call in a policy brief issued ahead of the National Identity Day 2026, with the theme, “Together for a Stronger Nigeria – One Person. One Identity. One Number.”

According to the coalition, more than 45 per cent of residents in Taraba State lack a NIN, leaving an estimated 1.2 million or more people without legal identity. It said the situation disproportionately affects women, persons with disabilities, rural farmers and displaced communities.

The CSOs identified Wukari, Ibi, Sardauna, Kurmi, Gashaka and Karim-Lamido Local Government Areas as having particularly critical enrolment gaps, attributing the situation to inadequate infrastructure, long distances to registration centres, limited public awareness and language barriers.

The coalition in a statement by its Chairman Joseph Gimba PhD  said only 11 functional computers are currently available for NIN enrolment across the state’s 16 LGAs, resulting in slow registration and frequent downtime. It also noted that residents in some remote communities travel more than 50 kilometres to access enrolment centres.

Other barriers identified include physical accessibility challenges faced by persons with disabilities and reports of informal charges at some enrolment centres, which the coalition said discourage low-income households from registering.

The CSOs urged the Taraba State Government to provide funding for at least 20 additional enrolment kits and solar-powered units for rural communities, while calling for the deployment of mobile enrolment teams to underserved areas, particularly Sardauna, Kurmi, Gashaka and Karim-Lamido.

They also called on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to increase enrolment centres and staffing in the state, provide information materials in Jukun, Fulfulde and Mumuye, and strengthen enforcement of its zero-fee policy.

The coalition further appealed to civil society organisations and development partners to intensify community sensitisation in local languages, support persons with disabilities during registration and monitor enrolment progress through data-driven advocacy.

The group stressed that NIN is important for access to government programmes, healthcare, education, social protection, banking, microcredit and other formal economic opportunities, while reliable identity data can also support planning, resource allocation and security management.

The coalition comprises the Centre for Peace Education and Community Development, Eneme Women Development Progress Initiative, Network Forum, Centre for Community Development, TYTI and THANSANA.

It pledged to mobilise volunteers, provide free NIN registration support, distribute information, education and communication materials, and collaborate with communities to ensure that no resident is left behind in the national identity system.

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