New call for Nigerian president to make digital ID funding a priority

It is time for Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make a substantial increase to the funds allocated to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) – the government agency overseeing the country’s legal and digital identity program, a civil society organization says.

In a press conference late last month in Abuja, the CEO of the Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), Frank Tietie, said increasing the NIMC budget will enable the agency better execute its digital ID issuance …

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