The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), yesterday, said that it has completed all plans to deploy the National Identification Number (NIN) authentication and verification service link to all ministries, departments and agencies (MDA’s) and banks across the country.
The general manager, Information Technology and Identity Database (IT/IDD), NIMC, Mr Chuks Onyepunuka, in an interview, stated that the deployment was part of the commission’s strategy to ensure the proposed September commencement of the mandatory use of the NIN.
“All government institutions and agencies which require the biometrics of individuals to offer functional services or for security reasons are required by law to key into the NIMC national identity database for the purpose of identity management and verification,” he said.
He noted that the NIMC has before now deployed the authentication and verification service link to the office of one of the security agencies and would soon after extend to other security agencies.
According to him, “The institutions include the NIS, Ministry of Aviation, JTB, State House, National Universities Commission (NUC), National Pension Commission (PenCom), etc.”