President Jonathan Launches New National ID-Card in Abuja

At last, Nigeria's e-ID Card is ready. President Goodluck Jonathan has directed all the federal government ministries, agencies and agencies (MDAs) to unify their biometric data capture operations with the national electronic identity card scheme. Accordingly, he directed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to enrol and issue the card to all federal civil servants and pensioners for “speedy and safe payment of salaries and pensions.” Giving the directive when he launched the issuance process of the e-ID card at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the president asked the commission to work with the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPS) and Pension Department. Jonathan said, “The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) should also ensure immediate compliance. The regime of duplication of biometric data bases must now have to give way to harmonisation and unification with the e-ID scheme, which shall be the primary data base.