More World Bank support in view for Nigeria’s digital ID coverage efforts
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been promised technical support by the World Bank as part of efforts to…
Search Results for: Niger
Nigeria age estimation technology for voting under scrutiny, but digital ID applications grow
A former top official of the Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Oluwole Uzi-Osaze, says the election management body cannot…
Biometric SIM registration curbs crime in Ghana, not as effective in Nigeria
Ghana’s Minister of Communications and Digitalization Ursula Owusu says there has been a noticeable drop in SIM card-related fraud in…
Nigeria, Portugal plan to improve biometric passport, residence permit issuance services
The government of Portugal has unveiled plans to soon make the renewal of residence permits for aliens automatic, provided they…
Political violence in Nigeria destroys biometric voter IDs; government rushing replacements
Almost 70,000 permanent voter ID cards were destroyed this week when a government office in Nigeria was set ablaze. In…
Nigeria ID4D seeks privacy consultant for national ID management infrastructure
The Nigeria Digital Identity for Development project (Nigeria ID4D) is seeking the expertise of a number of service providers, including…
Address trust gap to improve outlook for Nigeria’s digital ID scheme, Academic argues
Taking Nigeria as an example, Babatunde Okunye considers how the lack of trust in African governments could limit the rollout…
Niger launches WURI project to issue biometric ID for regional trade and public services
A regional system for digital identity that is interoperable between West African countries has been launched in Niger, LeSahel.org reports….
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…
Nigeria’s Delta State to capture biometrics of 98K pupils as school meal program resumes
After a three-year hiatus, Nigeria’s National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) is resuming in Delta State, with the capture of…
