Liberia to link national ID, CRVS in planned infrastructure upgrade
Liberia plans to link its national ID and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems as part of a broader…
National Identification Registry (NIR)
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Liberia advances PPP-backed digital ID rollout with OSD
Liberia is moving ahead with the public-private partnership outlined by National Identification Registry (NIR) Executive Director Andrew Peters in an…
Liberia restructures national ID deal with OSD, plans issuance restart
Liberia has agreed on a concession arrangement with Austrian identity company OSD International, paving the way for the resumption of…
Liberia’s national ID issuance grinds to halt over $1.7M debt to service provider
For many months now, national ID cards have not been issued in Liberia, and reports suggest one of the reasons…
Liberia govt agencies agree on framework for refugee biometric ID
The Liberian government has laid the groundwork for the issuance of residence permits to forcibly displaced persons from Cote d’Ivoire…
Allegations of procurement flaws, bribery rock Liberia’s biometric ID contract
There’s some controversy around a national biometric ID contract which the Liberian government has awarded to Austrian security printing firm…
Liberia to speed up contractor selection for new biometric ID card system
President Joseph Boakai of Liberia has set up a Steering Committee to oversee an overhaul of the country’s national biometric…
Liberia national ID push gets boost with 500 donated biometric kits
Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR) has received material support from the country’s National Elections Commission (NEC) to strengthen its countrywide…
Liberia MPs want free national ID cards as govt suspends issuance
A recent plenary sitting by Liberia’s House of Representatives emphasized the need to make the issuance of national ID cards…
Liberia needs more funding to widen national ID coverage
The Executive Director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, says one of the biggest challenges they face in…
