The Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr Chris Onyeneme, has confirmed that the agency will go into partnership with the handlers of the National Health Insurance Scheme next month. Onyeneme, who disclosed this in Abuja, also said that the National Identity Management System (NIMS) was now functional. The DG said that the task of verifying and authenticating identity cards had become more effective, stressing that after decades of trying the system, it was finally a reality for NIMS to ensure safety of Nigerian identities.
“Commission is also working tirelessly to ensure that proliferation of data, fraudulent activities and cases of insecurity, among others, are addressed within the shortest possible time,’’ he said. He pointed out that the commission was working towards the harmonisation and integration of data in partnership with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), adding that the NIMS has come to stay in Nigeria after decades of trying. He said that the system would also contribute to the enhancement of security in the country.
“It is the foundation identity that can be verified and authenticated either online or offline, before any service can be rendered to any individual. It is interesting to note that tackling insecurity and reaching out to the poor and unemployed is part of the present administration’s agenda. “With the National Identity Management System in place, assured identity and global access is the future of Nigeria,’’ he said. Onyemenam said that Nigeria had witnessed series of poverty alleviation programme which failed to reach the beneficiaries because of lack of authentic identity management system to verify beneficiaries.
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