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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Shock As Buhari Transfers NIMC To Ministry Of Communication

 It is obvious that Buhari likes Isa Pantami so much that he agrees on any decision Pantami tells him. Buhari approves transfer of identity management agency to Communications ministry. Nigeria may enforce mandatory use of national ID numbers by January 2021. Buhari appoints new NIMC director general

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President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval for the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.

A statement by the ministry’s

spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman, said the decision was to ensure “synergy and effective ministry supervisory mechanism is put in place to coordinate, monitor and track the progress of Federal Government’s digital transformation initiatives.”

Transferring the identity commission to the ministry, according to the statement, will aid the harmonisation of citizens’ data which will aid planning, the economy and security.

The commission which is in charge of managing national identity database for Nigerians was hitherto domiciled under the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

Mrs Suleiman in her statement said in granting the approval, Mr Buhari considered the role of NIMC in achieving the objectives of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria (NDEPS).

She said the presidential directive for NIMC to be under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is an illustration of Mr President’s vote of confidence on the minister, Isa Ibrahim (Pantami), “based on an unprecedented performance.“

The statement noted that the minister had “within his first year in office, amongst others, resolved the ICT sector’s decade-long dilemma of Right of Way charges.

“He was also able to secure Mr President’s approval for the provision of security as well as designation of Telecommunications Infrastructure as Critical National Infrastructure, regularization of improperly registered SIM cards and deactivation of unregistered ones, the deployment of over 250 digital projects across the country under his policies and supervision as well as built the capacity of over 36,000 Nigerians.”

It may be recalled that NIMC is mandated to create, manage, maintain and operate the National Identity Database established by the NIMC Act, 2007.

In an effort to realise this, the commission has so far registered around 41 million eligible enrollees for the National Identity Number (NIN).

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on the other hand has details of over 191 million mobile subscribers.

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Micah Adagba Ugala

Now that the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are under one roof so to speak, if kidnappers still use SIM cards to demand for, and negotiate for ransom, and still conceal their identity, we know where, and who to hold responsible, going forward.
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Endy Edeson

Adagba Ugala Isa Pantami will give account to all identity issues in Nigeria. Is it that he does not have much work to do in Ministry of Communication, that he has to add NIMC to it?

Ali Sunday

That man is a clown. I can't wait for 2023 for him to go

Ozinda Usman Obosi

Changing channel of embezzlement.
National I D card that millions never have but slip.
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Heleno Itodo

Endy,honestly. Till the end of this tenure, I doubt if there will ever be a policy that the Nigeria people will benefit. I really don't understand. Everyday, is from bad to worse. well, let us keep watching, we are here.

Linda Abraham

Best decision. Shun sentiment

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