Nigeria has moved from national identification and registration of citizens via card-based version to strictly digital.

This was disclosed to State House Correspondents on Thursday by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

The duo, along with the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engineer Aliyu A. Aziz, had met with President Buhari to submit the report of the Committee on Citizens Data Management and Harmonisation, Chaired by the Minister of Interior.

Briefing State House Correspondents after the report submission, Ogbeni Aregbesola said the new direction in citizen identification will include individual DNA samples, adding that the card-based would merely be for convenience.

“The card is just for convenience the real thing is the number you have, with that number you are on the databank, everything about you is there. We are just upgrading it such that your DNA too will be there very soon.

“Even if you are in a car, I will know if you are the one in the car with your DNA, it’s already captured. You are already captured, you cannot run away anymore,” he explained.

Explaining further, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Pantami, said the attention of the programme would no longer be cards’ production, but strengthening the digital platform.

“What the chairman is saying now is that we are no more talking about cards, the world has gone digital, so that card is no more. Our priority now is digital ID; it will be attached to your database wherever you are.

“So if you can memorize it by heart, wherever you go that central database domiciled with NIMC will be able to provide the number and every of your data will be provided.

“Now, our focus is no longer on producing cards, that card is only for record but what is important is that the digital ID and if you notice we have started using the digital ID on international passport. Once you have the digital ID but not the card, we are 100 percent done with you,” Pantami said.

Also speaking, the Director-General of NIMC, Engr. Aziz, said production of identification cards is strenuous as well as streaming the nation’s foreign exchange out of the country.

“With your national ID you are already identified, in the US is called social security number, the same with UK and… they can control more than 1.3 billion people in about seven minutes.

“So we have found that this card is strenuous, it is forex that is going out of the country and we are in 21st century and that is why we are focusing on national identification number and other identifications by other agencies have been linked to NIMC…,” he said.

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Righteousness, Oyakhilomians...over to you

Leaders are as confused as the way they have made the country. One thing today, another tomorrow.

Ok ooo, i registered four years ago and am yet to get the card, this digital stuff will probably take ten years to complete....

And I just hope it's not the Antichrist thing...

Mtchewwwwwwww

Lol Digital wetin for country wey dere NiMC registration center no dey get Data nor Fuel for Gen

oya yin...

Bombaclat
If you believe this was another failed govt project that is being masqueraded as futuristic click like

Our confused FG.... The head will now come out and say he was Shocked that FG ditched plastic ID

Mad looters everywhere

Hope it works, because this administration is know only for the wrong reasons.

Some people will use this opportunity to cash out again

K

LOL, see their mouth like DNA, ask them what is DNA they will start singing a new song.

Confused government of Nigeria limited. Awon Oloriburuku

Aswear

It’s time and we just have to realize it. The digital identification number is the mark of the beast. Take nothing away from this. Prepare for the end time persecution

I never do anyone. Let these people do integrated data collection.

I have a bank account with BVN and voters ID. Why do I need to stand and waste man hours under the sun for national ID. Use the available data and make one.

Make it as seamless as atm card and everyone will have it. It will go a long way in making accessing credit facilities

Am I the only person who doesn't have a National ID Card?

indi ara

Give away by 8pm on education section of nairaland

useles govment
na today we bn dey hear am,talk talk,no action,make una first gv me d plastic one i do for more dan ten years before una go dey go una useless digital

Welcome development.

OK naaw

Someone is getting paid

So those millions of marauders called fulani herdsmen will be captured too? I laugh

Imagine the useless government that failed to give ordinary plastic card are thinking of digital.

Well they’re just saying what they like cuz they know it can’t work sef