Solid Minerals Ministry, NIMC partner to boost digital governance, sector regulation

…Credible identity system will strengthen mining oversight — Alake

By Gabriel Ewepu

ABUJA — The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have commenced collaboration aimed at strengthening digital governance, improving security and accelerating reforms in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector.

The partnership was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Lara Owoeye-Wise, following a meeting between the Minister, Dr Dele Alake, and the management team of NIMC led by its Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Abisoye Coker-Odusote.

Receiving the NIMC delegation on a courtesy visit in Abuja, Alake described the Commission as a critical institution in Nigeria’s development architecture, stressing that effective governance could not be achieved without a credible identity management system.