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JUST IN: NIMC Now Under Federal Ministry Of Communications And Digital Economy

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

A statement Monday morning by Uwa Suleiman, Spokesperson to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, said the transfer was in an effort to ensure that synergy and effective ministry supervisory mechanism is put in place to coordinate, monitor and track the progress of Federal Government’s digital transformation initiatives,

The statement further showed that the approval for the transfer was based on Mr President’s consideration for the critical role of NIMC towards the realisation of the objectives of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria (NDEPS).

“Mr President’s directives 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 Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, based on an unprecedented performance.

“He has, within his first year in office, amongst others, resolved the ICT sector’s decade-long dilemma of Right of Way charges.

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Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy

“He was also able to secure Mr President’s approval for the provision of security as well as the 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,” the statement read.

Recall that the NIMC is mandated to create, manage, maintain and operate the National Identity Database established by the NIMC Act, 2007. The Commission has so far registered around 41 million eligible enrollees for the National Identity Number (NIN).

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

Similarly, the National Information Technology Development Agency has recorded huge successes in the development and implementation of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), the country’s first codified data protection regulation in addition to reaching an advanced stage on the implementation of the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI).

Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) also provides services to Government Agencies – Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service.

NIMC DG
Engineer Aliyu Aziz Abubakar, DG of NIMC

“The need, therefore, for NIMC, NCC, NITDA and GBB to work closely together under the supervision of one Ministry towards harnessing what has already been achieved cannot be overemphasized,” the statement further disclosed.

The NIN, considered as social security as well as the civil number, is very important for economic planning and social intervention.

With the Federal Government’s digitalization initiatives in line with the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, access to services and interventions will require it.

“We, therefore, urge all eligible individuals to enrol as soon as possible. Furthermore, the Honourable Minister is assuring Nigerians as well as residents that appropriate measures will be put in place to ensure that opportunities for enrolment are provided to all,” the statement concluded.

 

#Federal Ministry #FMoDE #NIMC Communications Digital Economy Pantami
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Rommy Imah is Founder/Editor of Digital Times Nigeria (www.digitaltimesng.com). He has been in active journalism in over two decades with a bias for technology and business reporting. He is particularly passionate about technology and how it can be used to transform human life, businesses and services.

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