National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said registration
and issuance of national identity card would attract payment as from
2022.
Director-General, NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, made the disclosure at the Lunch
Time Reform Seminar on “The National Digital Identity Ecosystem
Strategic Road Map for the Enrolment of Nigerians and Legal Residents
into the National Identity Database (NIDB)” organised by the Bureau of
Public Service Reforms (BPSR).
Aziz, who urged Nigerians to register for their identity cards within
three years, said further registrations would attract an undisclosed
fee.
He said that the electronic ID card can only be issued to Nigerians
registered into the national identity system and resident citizens
according to the constitution who have attained the age of 16 years and
above.
Aziz stated that the National Identification Number (NIN) is assignable only to Nigerians.
The NIMC boss noted that the digital functions of the new national ID
card were in compliance with developing countries where citizens’
identity and data is kept in an ecosystem.
According to Aziz, “Nations all over the world and in particular,
developed countries have utilized identity as a foundation to
transforming governance and enhancing service delivery in the areas of
healthcare, agriculture, voting, transportation, financial inclusion,
access to basic service and welfare programmes.”
“As a government, we recognise the huge importance of moving towards a
Digital Government. Therefore, we must embrace and harness the
potentials inherent in digital identity to build and develop our
country.
He used the occasion to debunk claims that anyone without the
National Identity Number (NIN) would be denied services at government
institutions.
Aziz said the approval of the new digital identity ecosystem to
collect citizens’ data using guidelines issued by the NIMC with secured
channels of communication to generate the NIN was a prudent move by the
government.
Source: Guardian Nigeria
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