Nigeria is set to make the provision of National
Identification Number (NIN) compulsory for use of phone numbers.
This is consequent upon the visa restrictions slammed on the
country by the United States.
Mohammed Manga, the Director of Public Relations, Ministry
of Interior, made this known in a statement on Thursday.
He said the Committee on Citizens Data Management and
Harmonisation suggested mandatory use of NIN by all Mobile Network Operations
(MNOs) for issuance of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) aka SIM card.
The spokesman announced that this will take effect from June
30, 2021.
The committee recommended exclusive storage of Biometric
data in the National identity Database.
It advised the discontinuance of biometric data storage of
new registration by all agencies and institutions.
Also the National Population Commission (NPC) is to commence
the digital birth, death and other vital registrations (marriage, divorce,
adoption, etc) at its offices and all hospitals.
The ministry said Nigeria has substantially provided
information on travelers’ identity, except data on Emergency Travel
Certificates for citizens being repatriated.
It confirmed that information on 145,695 Lost and Stolen
Passports had been transmitted to the INTERPOL Database as at 31st May 2020.
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