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…
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New SIM card registrations with biometric ID number resume in Nigeria
Nigeria’s federal government has lifted a ban on the registration of new SIM cards, with the biometrics-based national identification number…
Tascent gets device certification for biometric ID enrollment in Nigeria, unveils two new mobile SDKs
Tascent has released two software development kits (SDKs) – the Mobile Face and the Mobile Device SDKs – with the…
Nigerian court orders extension of biometric ID registration deadlines
The deadline for Nigerians to procure and integrate the biometrics-based National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards as directed…
BIO-key begins initial $500K biometric hardware and software shipment to Nigeria
BIO-key has begun shipping biometric hardware and software to Nigeria to support its large-scale initiatives for civil ID, e-commerce and…
Biometrics considered for mobile payment in Central Africa, rolled out at FCMB ATMs in Nigeria
The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) is considering implementing biometrics for mobile payment account holders, in partnership with local…
Nigerians allege extortion at biometric ID registration centers as SIM integration deadline nears
There has been an increase lately in the number of Nigerians storming National Identification Number (NIN) registration centers in cities…
Compulsory digital ID policy in Nigeria can spur insurance adoption, experts suggest
Technology and insurance policy experts in Nigerian have called for a policy making digital ID mandatory for insurance to be…
Nigerian State makes digital ID numbers mandatory to access government services
The government of the State of Kaduna in Nigeria has announced that as from May 1, 2021, it will be…
Nigeria plans to replace bank IDs with digital ID numbers
Federal government authorities in Nigeria say talks are ongoing with various stakeholders to see how biometrics-backed Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs)…
