Chinedu Kenneth, a Nigerian man based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has shared his ugly experience trying to use Nigeria’s government-issued National Identification Number (NIN), for international transactions.
Kenneth revealed that his money was stuck with a payment company after they rejected his NIN.
The development follows a move by the Nigerian government to partner the World Bank to begin new registration in 2024.
Apart from showing his passport, Kenneth told Legit.ng in a telephone chat that he was required to provide other valid means of identification as he planned to make international transactions.
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He said that he got an international gig that requires him to upload at least two valid identifications.
He said; “At that moment, the only two identification documents that readily came to my mind were my passport and NIN, which I have used in previous transactions.
“After uploading the documents, I received a message from the payment company telling me they cannot accept my NIN because it is not recognised.”
He revealed that he has about $1,500 stuck with the payment company. Kenneth was reacting to a story published last week about Nigeria and the World Bank beginning new national identity card registrations.
Kenneth stated that the payment company gave the payment because his NIN is a digital ID and is not required for international transactions.
“The situation has confused me as I cannot access the money I worked hard for,” he stated.