33m Nigerians enroll for National ID card
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by florence onuegbu5 from the above it is very clear that identification plays an important role in enabling the achievement of other sdg targets such as social protection rights to economic resources land and property as well as universal health coverage he said1 aziz said on monday said that the commission had stepped up its strategy to fast-track the enrolment of more citizens and provide them with legal identification1 nimc has stepped up its operations which has seen the enrolment figure with the unique national identification number nin now at over 33 million astronomically up from just seven million three years ago he said1 the director-general said that the federal executive council fec hadon sept. 12 2018 approved the immediate commencement of the implementation of a strategic roadmap for digital identity ecosystem in nigeria1 aziz said that the step would further boost enrolment across the country moreso as government had set the enforcement of the mandatory use of the nin for jan 1 20191 mr aliyu aziz director-general of the national identity management commission nimc says 33 million nigerians have enrolled for the national identification number nin1 the director-general said that the framework was to carry out enrolment of nigerians and legal residents into the national identity database nidb1 aziz said that the framework was to ensure issuance of digital identity known as the nin to give nigeria a credible and robust identity management system1 he said that the provision of digital identity to everyone in the country to be able to prove who is who was critical to accessing services physically or electronically1 according to him one of the 17 sustainable development goals sdgs by the united nations demands that nations provide legal identity for all including birth registration by the year 20301 he said that the digital identity ecosystem was a framework that leveraged on the existing capabilities and infrastructure of distinct government agencies and private sector organisations1