The National Identity Management Commission,NIMC, says it is committed to creating, managing, operating and maintaining a secured National Identity database by issuing National Identification Number to all Nigerians and legal residents.
NIMC Director-General, Aliyu Aziz, made this known in an interview in Abuja.
Aziz said the commission is on the right track to ensure that Nigerians and legal residents have digital identities in fulfillment of its mandate.
He attributed the success to the NIMC gazette regulations of 2017, which makes NIN mandatory for accessing services like international passport, insurance, pension among others.
He also said that the ongoing Diaspora enrollment is another factor that has contributed to the success of NIMC.
According to Aziz, NIMC is currently working with World Bank, Agence Française de Dévelopement and European Union on a strategic roadmap.
This he said would enable the commission to work in partnership with other data collecting government agencies with a view to having a single database.
