VerifyMe Nigeria plans regional expansion as biometrics startup IdentityPass raises $360K
VerifyMe Nigeria says it grew by ten times from 2020 to 2021, and has been growing by at least 40…
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Major research project examines digital identity in 10 African countries
Detailed reports into the status quo of digital identity systems of 10 African nations have been released by Research ICT…
Nigeria state election suffers biometric voter verification failures, polls declared inconclusive
The governorship election in Nigeria’s Anambra state on November 6 was seriously affected by failure of the biometric voter accreditation…
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…
VerifyMe Nigeria’s VeriFind surpasses 200K address verifications for KYC, AML in 2021
VerifyMe Nigeria says it has conducted over 200,000 Tier III digital address verifications this year using its real-time digital ID…
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…
Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program
Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home…
Nigeria’s INEC seeks data sharing to clean biometric voters register
Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is asking for closer collaboration from the National Population Commission (NPC) to help it effectively…
Nigerian President wants centralized biometric database before 2023 Polls
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has instructed all federal agencies collecting personal and biometric data…
Liberian Senate seeks consensus on introduction of biometrics for 2023 election
Liberia’s Senate has called on its Joint Committee on Autonomous Agencies and Ways, Means, Finance and Budget to meet with…
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