Nigerian president calls for 95% digital ID coverage by year-end
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has asked the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to capitalize on the country’s new…
National Identity Number (NIN)
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Nigeria extends national digital ID into cooperative sector with Seamfix
Nigeria is extending its national digital identity ecosystem into the country’s cooperative sector with a new biometric registry that will…
Nigeria integrates national student IDs, digital identity system
Millions of Nigerian student records are being integrated with the country’s national digital ID, in a move that the federal…
Nigeria unveils digital govt platform for unified access to public services
Nigeria has soft-launched a platform dubbed Government Service Portal (GSP) to ensure unified access to a wide range of services…
Nigeria seeks stronger security through new digital ID legal framework
Nigeria’s Minister of Defense, Rtd. Gen. Christopher Musa, has pledged support for the effective implementation of the country’s new national…
Nigeria’s ID authority takes on new duties to secure growing digital ecosystem
Nigeria has taken steps to consolidate its digital identity system under the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) as it operationalizes…
Nigeria pushes for universal digital ID as NIN use cases expand
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has received fresh presidential instructions to make sure the National Identification Number…
Nigeria seeks support to operationalize new digital ID law as NIN tops 136M
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has begun a nationwide multi-stakeholder engagement aimed at creating the enabling environment for the…
Nigeria steps up trusted DPI momentum with new legislation
Nigeria has entered a new decisive dispensation in the implementation of its national digital identity program by putting in place…
Nigeria looks beyond enrollment as digital ID passes 130 million
Nigeria has the biggest national digital ID system in Africa with more than 130 million people already enrolled for a…
