The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, is set to roll out a multi-purpose biometric identity card. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Dr. Abisoye Odusote, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja....Read Full Article >>➤
The NIMC boss said 115 million Nigerians have so far been captured in the ongoing enrollment process. She said the new improved identify number is in line with NIMC mandate to enroll Nigerians and issue them a general multiple postcard.
Beyond fulfilling NIMC mandate, the new card program, aims to address multiple use cases of federal government and private sector interventions, and also targeted at addressing social and economic issues in the country, with the payment functionalities and identity as a foundation.
The key features of this card are the biometric, based on the fingerprint, which is the only one that is currently unique; the card issue has a long validity period because it’s also fully KYC enabled; it has an offline and online capability. This means in locations where there are limited access to internet, this card will still work and be used for those services that it’s designed to achieve.
And you can meet out cash, digital token, wallet, and email and it also has some banking details inside the chip that enables the holder to perform every other thing that can be done with ENV-enabled card.
“On the back, the card provides additional functionalities which enables Nigerians and those who are going to have access to it to be able to prove their identity at any point in time they are called to do that,” she explained.
The NIMC CEO added that the new multi-tasking card also facilitates the inclusion of citizens in the social and economic activities in the country.
“The biometric NIN-enabled card facilitates social, economic, and financial inclusion in line with President, Bola Tunibu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“The program is meant to facilitate giving hope to Nigerians, providing support to Nigerians so that we know that Nigeria is a good place to be.
“The program, as mapped out in the NIMC’s roadmap is to focus on issuing this biometric NINE-enabled card, tailored to address various use cases, aligning it with Mr. President Directive on Mandatory Use of NIN, and in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“We are currently focusing on these two programs, which is providing internationally acceptable verification platform that enables Nigerians to affirm their identity any time they are called or they are required to do so, through a token, a biometric card provided by NIMC.
Benefits
“The card can also address both offline and online capabilities, which means if you meet a Nigerian anywhere that has a card and you need to verify the person, the person can verify instantly,” she said.
The second program of the card, called the Government of People card, G2P, addresses the current need for government and its agencies, and even private sectors, to be able to identify people that are providing such services in a very secure and verifiable manner.
This is expected to take care of challenges in terms of identifying the people who participate in government intervention programs.
On the cost, she assured that the card would be made available to Nigerians at affordable cost.
In this project, NIMC is partnering with AFRIGO, a local and indigenous card scheme to provide these ENV functionalities.
Odusote said the new biometric card is designed to uplift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty and provide seamless services.
In terms of benefit to the citizens, the card will provide instant evidential identification; it’s a 3-in-1 card, access to government services, self identification yourself and access to financial transactions.
The card also provides opportunity to track people and identify them and verify them without having to wait for any electronic devices.
For the benefit to government, he said that the initiative promises to enhance digital economy, enabling government to provide services and bring a lot of people who are economically and socially disconnected into the digital economy. ...Read Full Article >>➤
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