The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said it will roll out an improved multi-purpose biometric identity card, soon.
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Dr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, who disclosed this at a media briefing on improved NIN card in Abuja at the weekend, said the move is in collaboration with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS).
The briefing was attended by the Managing Director/CEO of Nigerian Interbank Settlement System, Mr Premier Oiwoh; the Managing Director/CEO of AfriGO, Ebehije Momoh and the Managing Director of Data Mining Company, Femi Akande.
Coker-Odusote said the new card programme 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.
