…Banks, Telcos, immigration, still do silo data registrations
…Confirmation protocol with NIN not same as unified databaseBy Juliet Umeh
The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has declared that Nigeria has moved beyond the era of fragmented identity databases.
However, the reality on ground appears to contradict that claim as many Nigerians recount having to fill out long forms in their attempts to obtain or renew international passports, driver’s licensce or even tax clearance.
Coker-Odusote claims that the National Identification Number, NIN, has become the country’s master identity linking records across government and the private sector.
