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National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)

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Nigeria reaches 100M digital IDs issuance milestone, eyes World Bank target

Nigeria’s Digital Economy Minister Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantami is being praised for spearheading efforts which led Nigeria to issuing 61…

 

Nigeria to combine bank cards with national ID

Banking and identity are converging in Nigeria, where the government has told commercial banks to start issuing debit cards that…

 

Financial inclusion still low in Nigeria despite digital ID coverage push

Nigeria’s efforts to expand digital ID issuance may be going steadily forward but the number of citizens still financially excluded…

 

Nigeria closes in on 100M digital IDs issued as enrollment pace declines

Nigeria is approaching 100 million national biometric digital IDs issues, reaching 98.7 million National Identity Numbers (NINs) by April 28,…

 

Nigeria’s NIMC boss commends digital ID enrollments milestone as capacity increases

The head of Nigeria’s digital ID issuing agency praises the “unified ID approach” and ecosystem model adopted, calling it a…

 

Nigeria’s Edo State residents soon to have biometric ID cards linked to NIMC database

The Governor of Nigeria’s Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the importance of a smart biometric card dubbed ‘Edo Card’…

 

More World Bank support in view for Nigeria’s digital ID coverage efforts

Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been promised technical support by the World Bank as part of efforts to…

 

Nigeria age estimation technology for voting under scrutiny, but digital ID applications grow

A former top official of the Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Oluwole Uzi-Osaze, says the election management body cannot…

 

Nigeria ID4D seeks privacy consultant for national ID management infrastructure

The Nigeria Digital Identity for Development project (Nigeria ID4D) is seeking the expertise of a number of service providers, including…

 

Address trust gap to improve outlook for Nigeria’s digital ID scheme, Academic argues

Taking Nigeria as an example, Babatunde Okunye considers how the lack of trust in African governments could limit the rollout…

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