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Nigeria: Privacy Concerns Hobble Nigeria's Digital ID Push
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 5 August 2021
Joining several other countries, including Kenya, Uganda and India, Nigeria's government is in the process of rolling out a digital identity system to enable easier access to… Read more »
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Nigeria: The Many Shifts in NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline
This Day, 8 April 2021
Emma Okonji writes on the continuous shift in the deadlines given by the federal government for the NIN-SIM linkage. Read more »
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Nigeria: Matric Board to 'Extend' Registration Deadline As Candidates Grapple With Difficulties
Premium Times, 12 May 2021
About 600,000 prospective candidates are yet to receive the required codes to be 'transported' to their mobile lines. Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Further Extends NIM-SIM Verification Deadline to July 26
Vanguard, 30 June 2021
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for the National Identification Number -Subscriber Identity Module (NIN-SIM) data verification until July 26,… Read more »
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Nigeria: As Nigeria Advances Quest for National Database, Concerns Remain
Premium Times, 25 May 2021
Nigeria established the National Identity Database (NIDB) in 2007 to integrate all identity documents into the National Identification Number (NIN) Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Extends Deadline for NIN-SIM Linkage For The 6th Time
Daily Trust, 25 July 2021
Nigerians with NIN reach 59.8 million, and focus shifts to remote, hard-to-reach areas, schools, health centres... Read more »