Nigerian government recommends unified biometric data collection and usage
Upon reading a briefing on the activities of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari recommended that government…
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Nigeria’s Central bank extends biometric identification deadline
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has implemented a four-month extension to the Bank Verification Number (BVN) program, giving Nigerians…
Nigerian government begins biometric verification pilot for civil servants
Nigeria’s Kaduna State government has begun a biometric verification pilot for all civil servants in its employment in an effort…
Credence ID launches biometric ID solutions for banks in Colombia and Panama, signs customer in Nigeria
Credence ID announced it has released a new set of mobile banking solutions and multiple deployments for two undisclosed banks…
Central Bank of Nigeria’s biometric registration sees complications
The Central Bank of Nigeria said that many customers are either unaware of the upcoming mandatory biometric registration or are…
Nigerian election successful despite biometric voting hiccups
Last week’s presidential election in Nigeria represented the first peaceful, fully democratic transition of power and has been labelled the…
Technical issues with fingerprint readers delay Nigeria’s presidential election
Some of Nigeria’s newly-introduced mobile fingerprint identification readers failed to allow citizens to cast their ballots during the country’s presidential…
INEC undergoes successful testing of biometric card readers despite 41% fingerprint failure
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the successful field-testing of biometric card readers, which are set to be used…
Biometric database needed to fight Boko Haram: Nigerian government minister
A Nigerian government minister is seeking to enroll the entire country in a biometric database to curb the ongoing criminal…
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