The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded plans to integrate the Bank Verification Number (BVN) in the national identity database.

The Director-General of NIMC, Mr Chris Onyemenam, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.

Onyenam, whose tenure expires today, said that the planned integration was borne out of the need to obey a presidential directive to harmonise various databases in the country.

He said that a hamonisation committee had already been set up to facilitate the integration process.

“NIMC is about to commence integration of BVN database to its own.

“This is in line with the presidential directive that various databases in the country should harmonised so that the country can operate a single database.

“This will make it more convenient to manage and update our data on a regular basis,’’ Onyenam said.

He said that NIMC had also commenced the process of integrating data of other relevant government agencies.

“We have also initiated moves to integrate agencies like the Federal Road Safety Corps, National Communication Commission, National Pension Commission and the Nigerian Police,’’ Onyenam said.

He said that NIMC would obtain the BVN data from the banks and process them through the NIMC system to eradicate duplication before issuing the National Identification Number (NIN) to the successful enrollees.

He assured Nigerians that the system would greatly enhance the work of security agencies and also provide government with the needed infrastructure for planning.

Similarly, Mr Ade Sonubi, the Managing Director of Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, a partner in the process expressed satisfaction at the planned data integration.

“It is good that the BVN is the first to integrate with NIMC, it means that we can enhance each other and we can start working with standards,’’ he said.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/11/nimc-moves-to-integrate-bvn-data/

Goodmove

Good move I know that gej transformation agenda will still live on




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He said that NIMC would obtain the BVN data
from the banks and process them through the
NIMC system to eradicate duplication before
issuing the National Identification Number (NIN) to
the successful enrollees.


The above paragraph though........ What will happen to the cards that has already be issued?

OK

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Happy birthday to Mr Ebele Goodluck Jonathan...

Endtime proccesses

They should do that on time. But please I need fuel

Ghen Ghen ghen

All those online stores that denied Nigerians its services for lack of verifiable identification would rethink the Nigerian market potentials.

OK

Good idea. Catch Scammers and polithiefcians asap

NCC and NIMC and the rest should merge

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Okay ooooo....

Exactly how it ought to be

all i can say is endtime

we don tire for dis NIMC bullshit..
we have applied for like 2 years now.. we never get the cards..
heard people in abuja get theirs..
i dont just understand dis country

Hmmmm
Now I believe the END TIME guys

Berra. good organisation of data n simplicity

Good riddiance




So by next yr our 5k go dey come every month without fear

Great move.....just hope the Nigeria factor doesn't truncate it

Good riddance to bad rubbish

End times.
National Identity Number? I believe Christians can relate to this now.
#In Immortal Technique's voice# The connotations of revelations taken for granted,

It is a good idea but it depends on you guys are going to be managing and updating, am sure this move you are about to carry out involves funding, hope it is not another means of embellezing monies.
One thing about Nigerians and its Government that i have noticed is that whenever we do something, we dont set aside a factor (Insurance) that will make the thing continuing running.
I hope a provide a single database that will contain atleast 70% of Nigerians details.

WHATS Happening....nigeria isnt wat u tut it wuld bcom by nw. hw do we move forward. youths let not blame the govt,families,friends even though dey av a part in d problems. let look widin ourselves nd brighten wher we ar. let b industrious...we can make it. who is wit me?

fpeter:
NCC and NIMC and the rest should merge

Lol..... So that we can minimize cost of governance abi

Oga Lalasticlala (Minister for Nairaland news updates) finally remembered my post today after all posts I have posted but none get to FP like say I go just change my name to Viviangist (oga Lala's wife)

I no gree o. they shouldn't

fpeter:
NCC and NIMC and the rest should merge

Why should NCC and NIMC merge? What's the correlation?

Good

Second 2 comment. NIM does not produce any identity card 4 d nation. only GEJ & PMB Have d identity card. senate should look into this matter.useless NIMC