{"id":42661,"date":"2020-08-31T14:14:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T13:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=42661"},"modified":"2020-08-31T14:14:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T13:14:10","slug":"president-buhari-approves-the-transfer-of-nimc-to-the-federal-ministry-of-communications-and-digital-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/president-buhari-approves-the-transfer-of-nimc-to-the-federal-ministry-of-communications-and-digital-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari Approves The Transfer Of NIMC To the Federal Ministry Of Communications And Digital Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

In line with the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.<\/p>\n

The approval for the transfer was based on Mr President\u2019s consideration for the critical role of NIMC towards the realisation of the objectives of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria (NDEPS).<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Mr President\u2019s directives for NIMC to be under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is an illustration of Mr President\u2019s vote of confidence on Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), FNCS, FBCS, FIIM, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, based on an unprecedented performance.<\/p>\n

He has, within his first year in office, amongst others, resolved the ICT sector\u2019s decade-long dilemma of Right of Way charges. He was also able to secure Mr President\u2019s approval for the provision of security as well as designation of Telecommunications Infrastructure as Critical National Infrastructure, regularization of improperly registered SIM cards and deactivation of unregistered ones, the deployment of over 250 digital projects across the country under his policies and supervision as well as built the capacity of over 36,000 Nigerians.<\/p>\n

It may be recalled that NIMC is mandated to create, manage, maintain and operate the National Identity Database established by the NIMC Act, 2007.In an effort to realise this, the Commission has so far registered around 41 million eligible enrollees for the National Identity Number (NIN).<\/p>

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on the other hand has details of over 191 million mobile subscribers. Furthermore, the National Information Technology Development Agency has recorded huge successes in the development and implementation of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), the country\u2019s first codified data protection regulation.<\/p>\n

The Agency has also reached an advanced stage on the implementation of the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI). Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) also provides services to Government Agencies \u2013 Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service.<\/p>\n

The need therefore for NIMC, NCC, NITDA and GBB to work closely together under the supervision of one Ministry towards harnessing what has already been achieved cannot be overemphasized.<\/p>\n

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