Nigerian Govt announces plan to link NIN database with postcode system

The Nigerian authorities has disclosed plans to link the National Identification Number, NIN, database with the National Postcode System.

As reported by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed the program on Thursday.

She stated that inaugural aims to found an integrated ecosystem wherever individuality and determination collaborate to heighten governance and facilitate citizens’ entree to services.

“Identity unsocial is insufficient. For a integer ecosystem to run effectively, a reliable individuality indispensable beryllium paired with trustworthy determination information,” she remarked.

Coker-Odusote elaborated that portion the NIN identifies an individual, the postcode strategy determines wherever that idiosyncratic tin beryllium reliably contacted.

She noted that with the enactment of the NIMC Act 2026 by President Bola Tinubu, the Commission is present the custodian of Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure for individuality and the Root Certification Authority for the National Public Key Infrastructure.

“This volition expedite and simplify entree for each Nigerians,” she added, emphasizing that this inaugural volition heighten planning, amended beneficiary targeting,...