Nigeria’s NIMC boss commends digital ID enrollments milestone as capacity increases
The head of Nigeria’s digital ID issuing agency praises the “unified ID approach” and ecosystem model adopted, calling it a…
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Nigeria’s Edo State residents soon to have biometric ID cards linked to NIMC database
The Governor of Nigeria’s Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the importance of a smart biometric card dubbed ‘Edo Card’…
Nigerian army arrests fake NIMC staff registering people in Niger for national ID
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has clarified that two national ID fraudsters recently arrested by members of the country’s…
NIMC says new digital identity verification channels can solve Nigerian passport backlog
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to use alternative digital ID verification…
Nigeria’s digital identity agency NIMC to get $61M funding to upgrade identity infrastructure
Nigeria’s cabinet, the Federal Executive Council, has approved N25 billion (U.S.$61 million) for the upgrading of identity infrastructure at the…
Enhanced infrastructure to deliver Nigeria’s biometric digital ID planned for NIMC
Nigeria’s Communications and Digital Economy Minister Dr. Isa Pantami says plans are afoot to equip the National Identity Management Commission…
Nigeria directs NIMC to speed up biometrics enrollment for digital identity
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Nigeria’s agency charged with handling digital identity issues, has been called upon to accelerate…
Police partner with NIMC for biometric criminal identification in Nigeria’s largest city
The police force in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, says it plans to employ biometric technology in order to reverse a…
NIMC and MasterCard announce Nigerian national identity smart cards
The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard have jointly announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa, the introduction of…
Population scale ID verification in focus at ID4Africa 2023
The various options available when it comes to identity verification at population scale for access to services, the challenges as…
