Nigeria facilitates student loans with G2P biometric card as NIN enrollment passes 117M
Nigeria has reported new progress in the issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN) with the figure now above 117.3…
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After passports, Nigeria readies to unveil digital ID enrollment app for citizens in diaspora
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has restated plans for the rollout of a mobile application that will enable Nigerians…
Nigeria seeks funding for delayed census amid growing calls for use of biometrics
Serious discussions in Nigeria about a biometric population and housing census have been on since at least 2022, but the…
Nigeria re-commits to improving digital services with $2B planned investment
Nigerian is looking forward to investing around $2 billion on digital public infrastructure in order to improve the delivery of…
Lack of liveness detection costs Nigeria’s financial institutions millions of Naira in fraud
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has revealed that the country’s financial sector lost around 52.26 billion Naira (US$34.8 million)…
DPI transforms healthcare delivery, payroll management in Nigeria’s Niger State
The introduction of a health card linked to the national digital ID is helping to streamline the management of patient…
Nigeria stakeholders propose strategies to accelerate inclusive digital ID issuance
Stakeholders in Nigeria have called on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to refresh the engagement with its partners and…
Expert body set up to drive Nigeria’s financial inclusion amid digital trade gains
Nigeria is banking on financial inclusion as one of the avenues to usher in a stronger digital economy for the…
Digital ID necessity increases in Nigeria despite lingering challenges
Access to all social services in Nigeria will henceforth be mandatorily tied to the National Identification Number (NIN). This follows…
NIMC’s new Nigeria ID4D project partner to increase financial inclusion
FIC Professionals Network Plc, an organization working to drive financial inclusion in Nigeria, says it has received the greenlight from…
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