Nigeria links digital identity ambitions to digital sovereignty agenda
Nigeria is increasingly framing digital identity, data infrastructure and online services as matters of digital sovereignty, as the country seeks…
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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…
Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco selected for AfCFTA digital identity and DPI rollout
Three countries in Africa will be implementing a flagship digital public infrastructure program for the first time in a bid…
Identy pushes on-device biometrics to combat Nigeria’s banking fraud surge
Nigeria’s banking sector is increasingly turning toward biometric authentication as financial institutions face persistent fraud, SIM swap attacks and account…
Building digital ID systems that last: African countries share experiences as ID4Africa 2026 opens
It is no longer enough to just build national digital ID systems. It is critical to ensure that the systems…
OSD, Euphoria revealed as tech suppliers for ECOWAS biometric ID in Nigeria
A personalization platform from the Austrian State Printing Company (OSD International) has been deployed for the production of regional biometric…
Nigeria digitalizes process to authenticate academic certificates
The evaluation, verification, or authentication of academic credentials in Nigeria are now fully digital and largely automated processes. A recent…
VerXid deploys Barnksforte biometrics for Nigeria airport ID rollout
Nigeria will soon set up a face biometrics technology system dubbed VPass across its airports to facilitate identity verification for…
Nigerian Deputy Speaker touts DPI bill as ‘historic opportunity’
Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has described the forthcoming National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill…
Nigeria wades into social media age assurance debate with public survey
A survey has been released by the Nigerian Data Protection Commission to gather feedback on the proposed regulation of a…
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