Duplicative biometric databases in Nigeria, India face criticism
A database dubbed the National Education Repository and Databank (NERD) put in place to manage a student loans scheme in…
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Ghana hints at biometric passport fee hike; Nigeria nears fully digitized applications
A rise in the cost of production could lead to an increase in the fee for obtaining biometric passports in…
Advocacy grows for Nigeria to tidy up voter register, accept ID cards for voting
A former Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has highlighted the need for the country…
ETAs and biometric gates could replace passport desks as digitization expands
The use of passports and visas to cross international borders is about to change, UK Border Force Director General Phil…
Gates Foundation exec says DPI will expand Nigeria’s economic growth opportunities
Rodger Voorhies, President for Global Growth and Opportunities at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has challenged Nigeria’s federal government…
Nigeria partners with e-Gate, Visa on digital ID, payment card for financial inclusion
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), a Nigerian federal government agency involved in innovative research for development, has…
Over-voting claims trail Nigeria State elections as biometric checks allegedly skipped
Elections held on November 11 to pick governors in three Nigerian states of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi were marred by…
Nigeria launches digital CRVS platform built by private partner
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has unveiled a digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) platform that is expected…
Successful financial inclusion tool model to expand with digital KYC checks
A digital cash flow lending tool meant to facilitate access to loans for rural women in Nigeria is said to…
Nigeria’s former digital ID chief says more funding needed to push expansion efforts
The outgoing director general of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, says there is need for…
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