To access the service one has to visit Nida website (www.nida.go.tz) and press national identification on the menu.
Then one will have to enter his/her details including first name, surname, the date of his/her birth as well as the first and surname of his/her mother before pressing search button to get his/her number.
Nida also revealed that the National Identification Cards of those, who have already registered will be taken to ward offices to make it easy for citizens to access.