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…
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Idemia upgrading Nigeria’s national biometric system to handle 250M IDs
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is upgrading the country’s biometric identification system to handle the records of up to…
Confusion as Nigeria national ID cards multiply
There’ve been mixed reactions in Nigeria after the federal government unveiled plans to introduce a new multi-purpose national digital ID…
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…
Telecoms and governments embrace biometrics for SIM registration, verification
Mobile network provider stc Bahrain has introduced face biometrics to enable instant SIM activation with secure user authentication. The technology…
Nigeria inaugurates committee to spearhead inclusive digital ID drive
A steering committee to man efforts within the framework of Nigeria’s Digital Identification for Development (Nigeria ID4D) project has been…
Nigerian authorities investigate illicit digital ID data sale
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission is reassuring citizens and stakeholders that their digital identity data is secure, after a private…
Nigeria, Rwanda use digital ID for social welfare payments
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu recently directed officials to use the national digital ID system to enable the accurate identification of…
SIMS not registered, verified with digital IDs in Nigeria blocked
Millions of SIM cards in Nigeria have been disconnected by mobile network operators with the passing of the February 28…
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