Nigerian telco 9Mobile to enroll biometrics of 10M rural residents for national ID
Nigeria’s federal government has appointed 9Mobile to register at least 10 million people living in rural areas for national identity…
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
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Nigeria to try again on data protection regulation, India seeks further consultation
Moves to put Data Protection Regulation (DPR) in place in Nigeria, China, and India have seen different developments this week….
NIMC says new digital identity verification channels can solve Nigerian passport backlog
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to use alternative digital ID verification…
Nigerian digital ID registrations reach 66M, SIM linkage deadline extended
Nigeria’s federal government says at least 66 million citizens and legal residents have now completed the enrollment of their biometrics…
Nigerian President wants centralized biometric database before 2023 Polls
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has instructed all federal agencies collecting personal and biometric data…
Digital ID status update for Nigeria and Rwanda: new technology, data law
The livecast for International ID Day 2021 included the first country presentations in ID4Africa’s new I-On-Africa series. The directors general…
Nigeria’s digital identity agency NIMC to get $61M funding to upgrade identity infrastructure
Nigeria’s cabinet, the Federal Executive Council, has approved N25 billion (U.S.$61 million) for the upgrading of identity infrastructure at the…
Nigeria privacy concerns mount over digital ID-SIM link as deadline approaches
Concerns over privacy and the handling of personal data is putting off Nigerians from registering in the biometric ID system…
Aidentity, UGS partner on digital ID enrollment of Nigerians in Europe
Aidentity has agreed to offer its biometric and technical services to UGS Technologies for the enrollment of Nigerians living in the…
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…
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