How to Check Your NIN Using USSD Codes and Online 2025

Can’t recall your NIN? No worries, you’re definitely not alone. Losing your slip or simply not saving your number happens to many people. Thankfully, checking your NIN can be done from your phone or online without stepping outside your home. Here’s exactly how.

Before You Start

First, a few quick points:

• Checking your NIN on your phone will cost about ₦20.
• Make sure you’re using the phone number linked to your NIN.
• Your NIN is private, just like a fingerprint. Keep it safe.

If you need extra details, you might find this guide helpful: How to Print Your NIN Slip Online and Correct NIN Details.

Checking Your NIN with USSD Codes

All major networks like MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile use the same simple process:

1. Dial *346# from the linked phone number.
2. A menu pops up. Select 1 for “NIN Retrieval.”
3. A message shows it will cost ₦20. Press 1 again to confirm.
4. Your NIN appears instantly.

Quick tip: write down or screenshot your NIN immediately.

Checking Your NIN Online

Prefer to do things online? The NIMC Mobile App makes it easy:

• Step 1: Download the NIMC MWS App:
  • iPhone users click here
  • Android users click here
• Step 2: Open the app and tap “I need a pin.”
• Step 3: Get your User ID and OTP from the “Get OTP” section.
• Step 4: Log in to the NIMC online portal with your User ID and OTP to see your details.

From there, you can even print your NIN slip again if needed.

Check if Your NIN Card is Ready

Wondering about your National Identity Card?

• Visit the NIMC website.
• Scroll down to the ‘e-ID Card Status Portal’.
• Enter your first name, last name, and tracking ID.
• Click “Check Now.”

The site will quickly show if your card is ready and where to pick it up.