100m Nigerians have no identity – NIMC
The Director-General of the NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a zoom meeting with editors.
According to the NIMC boss, the commission has enrolled and issued 41.5 million unique identifiers, known as National Identification Numbers , since the commencement of identity registration and enrolment in 2012. “Hence the need for a strategy to enroll the backlog within the shortest possible time. And that is the reason for the idea of strategic roadmap and the birth of the ecosystem approach,’’ he said.
“Identity matters a lot for development, as inclusive and trusted ID systems can help achieve the goals of empowering individuals and enhancing their access to rights, services and the formal economy.
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