Senate president, Senator David Mark has charged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to fast-track the issuance of the biometric National Identity Card to Nigerians as the needed tool to curb crimes in the country.
Senator Mark expressed optimism that the improved National Identity Card would guide government in accurate planning, check insecurity and the influx of illegal immigrants.
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