Nigeria steps up national ID enrolment efforts
Nigeria has a new target to issue at least 180 million digital IDs by December 31, 2026, following the World…
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Nepal considers extending ID cards to foreign nationals of Nepali origin
Discussions are underway to issue identity cards to Nepali-origin individuals and families who have lived abroad for generations, The Kathmandu…
Biometric voter registration underway in Gabon ahead of presidential vote
A nationwide exercise to biometrically register Gabonese for a presidential election in the country this year is well underway. The…
Ethiopia tenders for information systems, biometric kits suppliers
Contractors are being sought for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of Information Systems, as well as the supply of…
Indonesia plans digital transformation of Kominfo, seeks consultant
Indonesia is seeking help to plan its digital transformation with a request for tender as it overhauls the ministry responsible…
NADRA powers Somalia’s digital transformation with foundational ID infrastructure
Somalia is certainly on the right path in the pursuit of its digital transformation ambitions, thanks in large part to…
Malawi swells civil registry with 74K biometric enrollments in one week
Malawi’s National Registration Bureau (NRB) says it enrolled 74,127 citizens into the national civil registry in a supplementary exercise that…
Nearly 3,000 biometric kits shipped to Uganda ahead of mass ID enrollment
The National Registration and Identification Authority of Uganda (NIRA) has already received nearly 3,000 biometric enrollment kits as the country…
Malaysia digital ID deadline looms, pressure on to resolve delays
Malaysia’s digital minister has addressed the ongoing delay in rolling out the country’s MyDigital ID initiative and second 5G network….
Mexican state biometric population registry sees high acceptance
The Mexican state of Veracruz is seeing high levels of interest from its population in the biometric version of the…
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