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- 12 Jan 2015
Six Local Firms Race to Produce National eID Card
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), last week Friday held the financial bid opening for the local production of the National eID Card, a penultimate step in the selection of local…
- 28 Aug 2014
Unified Payments Pioneers Processing of National eID Cards
In further demonstration of its leadership role in the e-payment industry, Unified Payments has announced its pioneering role in processing the payment application in the new National Electronic ID…
- 4 Nov 2014
Why & How We Engaged MasterCard in eID Card- NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has explained MasterCard's involvement in the national identity registration programme, while refuting claims, in several quarters, of adequacies…
- 9 Oct 2014
NIMC Trains Staff on eID Cards Activation
In preparation for the arrival of the eID Cards in the states, the National Identity management Commission (NIMC) has embarked on intensive training of card activation officers for the 36 states and…
- 12 Jan 2016
Nigeria’s National e-ID Card Bags Recognition, Award
The National Electronic Identity Card issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has once again been recognized and given awards of excellence across the shores of Nigeria. In…
- 28 Aug 2014
National Smart ID Card for 13m Nigerians Under 1st Phase
The national smart identity (ID) card, powered by international electronics payment company, MasterCard, will be obtained by 13 million Nigerians under the pilot phase of the project. This was…
- 6 Apr 2015
MasterCard Says eID Card Use Will Drive Financial Inclusion
MasterCard Worldwide, multinational financial services corporation has advocated the use of electronic identity card (eID) to drive financial inclusion in Nigeria. This is coming on the heels of a…
- 27 Aug 2014
President Jonathan to Launch National e-ID Card Tomorrow
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will tomorrow launch the National Electronic Identity Card, a remarkable milestone in the National Identity Management System (NIMS) and a huge achievement in the…
- 5 Jun 2013
Gemalto to Supply GPW of SA’s National ID Programme
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, will supply the Government Printing Works (GPW) of South Africa with Sealys eID cards for their national identity programme. GPW will harness Gemalto’s…
- 15 May 2015
Picketing of NIMC: Management Debunks ASCSN’s Allegations
On Tuesday May 12, 2015, the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, made good its threat, widely published in the newspapers recently, to picket the National Identity Management…
- 18 Apr 2016
NIMC Misquoted on 'National ID to Replace PVC in 2019' -Ogbonna
The management of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has refuted reports on some national dailies and online platforms (CommunicationsWeek excluded), that the National identity card…
- 14 Feb 2014
NIMC Tests, Says Smart Facilities Conform to Intl Standard
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has carried out User Acceptance Test on the National Identity Smart Card facility to ensure that it conforms to international standards and best…
- 1 Apr 2014
NIMC Call Centre 0700 CALLNIMC Goes Live
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched a Call Centre Number (0700 CALLNIMC) for the National Identity Management System (NIMS) Project. Mr. Emmanuel Ogungbe, deputy director…
- 16 Apr 2016
Internet Solutions Ignites SME Market
Dimension Data unit, Internet Solutions (IS), has launched a new division specifically aimed at small and medium (SMEs). The newly-unveiled Ignite brand will absorb the existing divisions of the…
- 22 Jun 2016
Empowering Young Nigerian Women Via Financial Literacy Training
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) recently acknowledged the impact being made by the global organisation Mercy Corps and MasterCard,…
- 7 Sept 2016
eID: Cameroon Adopts Gemalto’s Solution to Tackle Fraud
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is supporting DGSN, the General Delegation for National Security in Cameroon, in tackling fraud and document counterfeiting with the deployment of…
- 29 Jan 2015
SecureID Commissions First Polycarbonate eID, EMV Certified Plant in Africa
SecureID Limited, an industry leader in smart card supply and personalization business, has announced the launch of its new and first polycarbonate plant in Africa called SecureCard Manufacturing.…
- 31 Aug 2015
NIMC Extends Mandatory Use of NIN to January 2016
the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the ssuing Authority for National Identification Number NIN, has shifted the date for the commencement of the mandatory use of the National…
- 11 May 2015
SSACTAC Faults Alleged ASCSN Anti-eID Scheme Statement
The Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations (SSACTAC), representing thousands of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) staff has condemned the Association of…
- 12 Dec 2014
MasterCard Lists Expectations from Digital Financial Services Lab
MasterCard has expressed its expectations Digital Financial Services lab recently launched in East Africa with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In a telephone chat with…
- 17 Aug 2021
Privacy Concerns Mount over Digital ID-SIM Link
Concerns over privacy and the handling of personal data is putting off Nigerians from registering in the biometric ID system and then linking that to their SIMs, reports the Thomson Reuters…