FG pushes full lmplementation of new NIMC Act, adopts NIN as sole National Identity

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its committedness to the afloat implementation of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Act 2026, a determination aimed astatine making the National Identification Number (NIN) Nigeria’s azygous recognised means of identification.

Speaking during a strategical gathering with NIMC Director-General, Dr Abisoye Odusote, successful Abuja on Monday, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu described the caller authorities arsenic a large betterment that volition fortify Nigeria’s integer individuality system, amended governance, and enactment grounds based policymaking.

Bagudu noted that it provides a stronger ineligible model for a secure, trusted and inclusive nationalist individuality system. 

He stressed that the occurrence of the instrumentality would beryllium connected effectual implementation and its quality to present tangible benefits to citizens.

The curate called for greater collaboration among federal, authorities and section governments to destruct aggregate individuality databases and physique assurance successful the country’s individuality absorption framework.

He maintained that the NIN should go the nation’s universa...