Minister restates mandatory nature of digital ID for Nigerians
Nigeria’s Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Ali Isa Pantami, has re-stated the need for every Nigerian to register for…
National Identity Number (NIN)
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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…
Pakistan blocks 732K SIMs issued without biometrics, Nigeria registers 180M
Pakistan says it has blocked 732,000 SIM cards that were registered without the owners going through the required biometric verification…
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 and Pakistan fining telcos for default on biometric SIM identification
Pakistan has slammed fines on some telecommunication companies operating in the country for failing to ensure phone users identity their…
Nigeria biometric enrollment for digital ID nears 60M on telco boost
Nigeria’s federal government says well over 59 million people have now been biometrically enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN)…
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…
Trust lacking as African digital ID systems expand
A pair of editorials suggest that government digital ID initiatives in West Africa and East Africa are facing a shortfall…
Nigeria reiterates crucial role of biometric national ID, updates SIM registration policy
The National Communications Commission – the federal government agency that regulates Nigeria’s telecommunications industry — has again underlined the importance…
Nigerian President says digital ID project will help curb insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has urged citizens to continue registering for the biometric national identification number (NIN) saying it…
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