The federal government has moved the National Identity Management Commission to the ministry of interior.The commission has the mandate to establish, own, operate,and manage the national identity database in Nigeria, register persons covered by NIMC act No. 23 of 2007, assign a unique national identification number and issue general multi-purpose Cards to those who are citizens of Nigeria as well as others legally residing within the country.
Alao Babatunde, spokesperson to Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, confirmed the development to TheCable on Thursday.“The minister announced it during a meeting with the past comptroller-general of immigration on Tuesday.”Advertisement He said with the integration, all agencies involved in identity data gathering and management, as well as the security of lives, would be able to function optimally and seamlessly.
“The benefit– when we say internal security, how do you secure people you don’t have their database?” he asked. “It is to have the database of the people you want to secure. That helps all agencies involved with better coordination and to function better.”