Nigeria’s identity agency is accelerating efforts to reposition the national digital identity system as a foundation for financial inclusion, social protection and economic development, moving beyond citizen enrolment to forge deeper partnerships with institutions that deliver public services.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has opened talks with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and the Bank of Industry (BOI) as part of a broader strategy to implement the newly enacted NIMC Act 2026, legislation expected to strengthen the role of digital identity across government and the economy.
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The engagements suggest the commission is seeking to embed the National Identification Number (NIN) more deeply into Nigeria’s financial system and social intervention programmes, an approach that could improve access to credit, welfare payments and public services while reducing identity fraud.
Leading the engagements, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, NIMC director-general and chief executive officer, met separately with Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the minister of Women Affairs and Olasupo Olusi, BOI managing director, to discuss collaboration under the new law.
