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- 6 Sept 2019
FG Approves September 16 as National ID Day
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that September 16, has been approved as the National Identity Day by the Federal Government. In a statement by signed by Abdulhamid…
- 6 Sept 2019
NIMC says FG has Approved September 16 as National ID Day
The National Identity Management Commission, has announced that September 16, has been approved as the National Identity Day by the Federal Government. In a statement by signed by Abdulhamid Umar,…
- 18 Jan 2024
NIMC, NCC Partner Security Agencies to Track Kidnappers- Odusote
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are currently working with security agencies to use the National Identity Numbers (NIN) and Subscribers…
- 12 Feb 2021
Glo-sponsored African Voices ChangeMakers Features Bolanle Austen-Peters
Bolanle Austen-Peters, Managing Director of Terra Kulture, will be featured on this week’s episode of Cable News Network (CNN) African Voices ChangeMakers, sponsored by telecommunications giant,…
- 10 Feb 2021
CBN Asks Banks to Accept Travel Documents Valid ID
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to accept Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRCTD) and Refugee Identification Card, as means of identification for transactions. The…
- 10 Jun 2020
NIMC Says Over 100m Nigerians Have no Form of ID
Over 100 million Nigerians have no identity, according to Mr Aliyu Aziz, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Aziz, who made the disclosure during a zoom meeting with…
- 22 Jun 2025
NITDA, NCFRMI Forge Strategic Alliance for Inclusive Digital Transformation of Displaced Nigerians
Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to advancing inclusive digital transformation,…
- 17 Oct 2021
NITDA Set to Train 10,000 Internally Displaced Persons
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, directory general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), disclosed his Agency's desire to train over 10,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to enable…
- 21 Feb 2019
Microsoft: Getting behind AI growth in Africa
By Amrote Abdella, Regional Director, Microsoft 4Afrika, The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) dominated discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos–with delegates touching…
- 21 Feb 2019
Getting Behind AI Growth in Africa
The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) dominated discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos – with delegates touching on everything from ethics to democratization and workforce…
- 16 Sept 2025
Nigeria’s NIN Enrollment Hits Record 126m
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that more than 126 million Nigerians have been registered in the National Identity Database and issued National Identity Numbers (NIN), marking a major…
- 27 May 2016
Humanitarian Aid is as Close as Your Phone
The need for connectivity in crises hasn’t gone unnoticed by aid workers There are more than 60 million people in the world today who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence and armed…
- 19 Apr 2021
Tascent Gets Device Certification for Biometric ID Enrollment in Nigeria
Tascent has released two software development kits (SDKs) – the Mobile Face and the Mobile Device SDKs – with the aim of simplifying the process of integrating biometric capture capabilities by…
- 11 Mar 2022
MTN Partners with NIDCOM to Offer 5000 Ukraine Returnees Humanitarian Aid
MTN, in partnership with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has offered 5000 evacuated returnees displaced by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war more humanitarian aid to ease their premature…
- 23 Mar 2012
Ericsson Envisions 50Bn Networked Connections Globally by 2020
Ericsson has envisioned a Networked Society in which there would be 50 billion connections globally by 2020. Ericsson is leading the way in enabling the Networked Society in Africa as the world is…
- 20 Jul 2026
UN Raises Alarm Over Terrorists’ Use of Drones and Cryptocurrencies in Northern Nigeria
United Nations (UN) has warned that terrorist groups operating in northern Nigeria, West Africa and the Sahel are increasingly deploying drones, sophisticated communication technologies and…
- 12 Aug 2020
International Youth Day: Paradigm Initiative Calls for Empowerment of Underserved Youth
Paradigm Initiative, PIN, joins the world in commemorating International Youth Day under the theme - Youth Engagement for Global Action. The day was endorsed in 1999 by the General Assembly…
- 26 Dec 2014
Insurgency, Fraud Pose Risks for Credible Election
Nigeria has made an effort to clean up voter registration for elections next February, but holding a credible poll is a daunting prospect amid chaotic distribution of ballot cards and an Islamist…