42 million unique ID records captured in Nigeria’s database — NIMC
No fewer than 42 million unique records are in the National Identity Database, theThe director-general of NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, made this revelation while participating in a three-day Africa Tech Leaders Webinar Series on COVID-19 organised by Digital Jewels Limited.
Mr Aziz who spoke on the disparity in technology adoption between the private and public sectors in Nigeria, said his commission has the mandate of the Nigerian government backed by a $433 million financial aid from the World Bank, the French Development Agency and the European Union to enrol all Nigerians and foreign legal residents within the next five years.
“If you’re doing anything about payments you can go through BVN. But NIN is the foundational identity. BVN and the NIN follow the same standard. When there’s a pandemic, the government can readily use what’s available,” he said. “The process of capturing and storing the data is secured and there are data protection guidelines and a data protection Bill in the National Assembly awaiting passage,” he said.
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