The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has said that its national e-ID cards facility has been certified under the Global Vendors Certification Programme (GVCP) by MasterCard,

In a statement signed by the commission, the deputy director, Corporate Communications of the commission, Mr. Abdulhamid Umar, confirmed the development, saying the certification followed conscious efforts by the commission that led to the refitting, retooling and upgrading of the card printing facility.

He said the facility was built by government under the previous scheme in compliance with some of the requirements and standards for security and operational procedure in the plastic card Industry as set by the EMV, PCI DSS globally for such High Security Areas (HSAs).

Umar noted that the ISO 27001: 2005 certification was also part of efforts at ensuring the GVCP, PCI DSS certification.

He said the coast was now clear for the NIMC to deploy its full capacity for card personalisation and also for extending it to the third party vendors it has contracted for that purpose once they are ready.

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