PNG, Guyana look to biometrics to address election irregularities
As the use of digital technology in electoral processes keeps expanding around the world, recent developments in Papua New Guinea…
Nigeria
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Nigeria undertakes reforms to strengthen national digital ID legal framework
Legislation that will usher in a new dispensation for legal and digital identity management in Nigeria is being studied in…
Nigeria election agency wants robust protection for biometric voter database
The Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) is seeking firmer collaboration with the country’s data protection commission to enhance…
Australia, Nigeria announce moves to ease digital birth registration
Governments in Australia and Nigeria are working on digital birth registration to make it easier for parents to qualify their…
Nigerian fintech launches biometrics platform for merchant payments
Nigerian digital payment services provider Accelerex has rolled out a system to facilitate merchant payments across the country using fingerprint…
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…
Quantum Space Dynamics launches selfie biometrics app for Nigerian market
Nigeria-based Quantum Space Dynamics has introduced VerifyNG, an identity verification app using face biometrics to meet the demands of government…
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…
Seamfix CEO makes case for digital ID as unlocker of Africa’s growth potential
The co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Seamfix, Chimezie Emewulu, has posited that digital identity and related services have the…
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