Nigeria - 2020 - Information, Communication, and Technology

National Policy and Institutional Framework for an Identity Management System for Nigeria

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

The objective of this policy include: to reduce the cost of governance through integration and interoperability of
government database across MDAs; to enhance the quality of government service delivery via the national identification system; to promote public order and facilitate the enforcement of law and order; to ensure the privacy of individual data; to enhance the security of private information; and to guarantee the identity needs of government and the private sector entities.

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National Policy and Institutional Framework for an Identity Management System for Nigeria Current Version

January 2022

The objective of this policy include: to reduce the cost of governance through integration and interoperability of
government database across MDAs; to enhance the quality of government service delivery via the national identification system; to promote public order and facilitate the enforcement of law and order; to ensure the privacy of individual data; to enhance the security of private information; and to guarantee the identity needs of government and the private sector entities.

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