FG Backs Full Rollout of New NIMC Act, Seeks Single National Identity System

• Bagudu: NIN should become country’s single, universally accepted means of identification

James Emejo in Abuja

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, yesterday declared that the newly enacted National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026 would strengthen the country’s digital identity architecture and improve national planning through a more reliable and inclusive identity management system.

The minister also reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to ensuring the full implementation of the legislation, describing it as a major reform capable of transforming governance, public service delivery and evidence-based policymaking.

Bagudu spoke in Abuja during a strategic meeting with the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Dr. Abisoye Odusote.