An executive bill seeking to amend the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Act is to be forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly.
The bill seeks to provide that everybody living in Nigeria, including foreigners must be registered and given the National Identity Number (NIN) so that they can be taxed. This is part of the economic stabilization bills approved during the Federal Executive Council meeting held.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa Abuja alongside the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Strategy, Engagement and Communications, O’tega Ogra.
Onanuga said the economic stabilization bills which are about twenty in number also include bills to amend the Acts establishing the Nigerian Port Authority and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
