Nigerian President says digital ID project will help curb insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has urged citizens to continue registering for the biometric national identification number (NIN) saying it…
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BLS International seals biometric services deal for Nigerians living in UK
A partnership deal has been struck between outsourcing service provider BLS International and data and digital enrolment services firm Files…
Philippines opens online digital ID registration for national system
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the Philippines said it will open registration for the country’s new national…
Senegal’s biometric database easing deportation of its nationals from EU territory
A national biometric database system in Senegal is now helping European Union (EU) member states to effect forced removals of…
Plans for digital birth certificates in Australia underway
Consultations have already begun for the introduction of digital birth certificates in Australia, with the State of New South Wales…
Rules and RFIs for digital ID, registration for biometric systems advance globally
Governments efforts on SIM linkage in Nigeria, mobile driver’s licenses in America, registration for a national digital ID program with…
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…
Philippines biometric national ID project advances with 28M Phase One registrants
Up to 28 million Filipinos participated in the first phase of registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) which seeks…
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…
Data privacy concerns persist over national digital identity system for Jamaica
Concerns about the safety of personal data to be collected for Jamaica’s National Identity System (NIDS) program have again been…
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