Nigerians race against SIM-NIN digital ID link deadline
Nigerians have until Saturday September 14 to link their SIM cards with heir national identification number (NIN) or have their…
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Digital rights advocates say Nigeria’s NIMC has work to do on data mishandling
In the past weeks, there has been a flurry of reports about the commercialization of personal data by some websites…
World Bank revises Nigeria’s digital ID project as country fails to meet critical targets
Some implementation adjustments have been made to the Nigeria Digital Identity for Development (Nigeria ID4D) project sponsored by the World…
Nigeria’s NIMC fights off data breach accusations, flags 5 data harvesting websites
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) is struggling to stand up to recurrent threats and accusations of data…
Nigeria’s digital ID authority unveils new measures to uphold data security
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) has outlined new measures that align with its push to make data…
NIMC says ‘a lot of work’ ahead as Nigeria digital ID issuance passes 107M
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says 107.3 million national identification numbers (NINs) have been issued as of this month,…
Nigerians decry duplicative biometric capture for SIM registration, ID cards, SIM-NIN linkage…
The distress of Nigerians over repeated episodes of biometric capture for different identification purposes has been highlighted by local outlet…
Nigeria’s NIMC introducing one multi-purpose digital ID card, not three
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) has clarified that only one new digital ID card with multiple functions…
World bank says Nigeria on track to meet digital ID registration target
Nigeria is well on course to reach a target of issuing digital ID to 148 million citizens by June 30…
Nigerians want SIM-NIN digital ID link deadline extended again
Mobile telecommunications service users are calling on the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the deadline for linking SIM cards…
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