President Goodluck Jonathan has received his
National eID card, heralding the official launch of the
eID pilot programme.
The Nigerian Identity Management Commission
(NIMC) will issue MasterCard-branded identity cards
with electronic payments functionality to 13 million
Nigerians.
Upon completion of the pilot program, NIMC plans to
introduce more than 100 million cards to Nigeria's 167
million citizens.
This initiative is the largest rollout of a biometric-
based verification card with an electronic payment
solution in the country and the broadest financial
inclusion program in Africa.