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Nigeria to Issue National Mastercard-Branded Biometric ID Cards
Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced it has launched the eID pilot program, issuing MasterCard-branded identity cards with electronic payments functionality to 13 million civilians. The program marks the largest rollout of a biometric verification card with an electronic payment solution in Nigeria, as well as the broadest financial inclusion program in Africa. The eID card is a key part of the NIMC’s mandate to develop, maintain and run Nigeria’s first central national identity database and provide proof of identity to Nigerians 16 years and older.
India To Identify All Citizens In Three Years, Issue New Biometrics Card
India?s Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave government officials a three-year deadline to identify citizens through the National Population Register (NPR). The NPR is a comprehensive identity database used for India?s census. Recently, the NPR was conferred as India?s favored national identification scheme by the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. During recent national elections, the […]