The Project Coordinator, Nigeria Digital Identification for Development, Solomon Odole, says that the project is addressing the inadequate infrastructure of the National Identity Management Commission alongside other issues with identity management.
He says the project has made adequate provisions for financing institutional capacity development, aimed at building trust and credibility within the country’s ID ecosystem.
He also noted that the project was committed to creating a robust foundational ID system for Nigeria that would involve NIMC and the Civil Registration system under the National Population Commission.
He added that the project had begun engagement with the NPC for areas of support, including digitizing the registration of births and deaths, capacity building, and a review of their legal and institutional frameworks.