Nigeria reaches 57% in special birth registration drive targeting 12M children
The National Population Commission of Nigeria (NPC) says its teams have attained 57 percent coverage of a digital birth registration…
National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA)
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Liberia’s low biometric national ID card renewal rate bemoaned by authorities
The director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, has expressed concerns over the reluctance by many Liberians and…
Rate of foreigners acquiring Ugandan national ID is alarming, govt official warns
A spokesman for Uganda’s Internal Affairs Ministry, Simon Peter Mundeyi, says the rate at which foreign nationals bribe their way…
Uganda new ID plans reportedly stalled; 3M current cards unclaimed
The National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) may not be able to deliver on its promise of issuing…
Uganda court accepts brief from rights groups on digital ID case
Uganda’s High Court at Kampala ruled that it will accept an ‘Amicus Curiae’ brief from three human rights organizations, Access…
Ghana re-announces issuance of ID numbers to babies, Uganda to register citizen school children
Babies born in Ghana on or after 31 March 2023 will be issued with a Ghana Card number, perhaps, whereas…
Ugandan parliament to probe biometric ID card printing contract awarded to Veridos
The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs of the Parliament of Uganda has announced plans to investigate the problems surrounding…
Ugandan digital ID on trial: high court requests expert witness while AG denies exclusion
The first hearing in the human rights litigation against the government and identity agency over Uganda’s national digital ID system…
Ugandan officials emphasize inclusive digital ID plan to enroll 17M unregistered citizens
The National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) says it is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that each…
Uganda launches probe after suspected stolen ID documents uncovered in swamp
Ugandan authorities have begun an investigation into how bundles of valid national ID cards, passports, car number plates and other…
