Nigeria Launches Campaign for National Identity Enrollment

The Nigerian government has intensified its national identity enrollment campaign, aiming to capture an estimated 100 million citizens into the national identity database. This initiative, part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda, focuses on rural communities and underserved populations.

The campaign was announced in Abuja, where Dr. Abisoy Coker Odusote, Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), emphasized the importance of a comprehensive digital identity system for economic planning and financial inclusion.

Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, urged NIMC to leverage grassroots structures to enhance enrollment. The NIMC has commenced ward-to-ward enrollment across Nigeria's 8,809 political wards to ensure universal coverage.

The recently enacted NIMC Act 2026 aims to strengthen Nigeria's digital identity framework, enhancing data protection and cybersecurity. The NIMC plans to integrate its systems with 250 ministries, departments, and agencies to improve service delivery and reduce enrollment time.