The Lagos Identity Project: Smart Governance or Another Layer of Bureaucracy?
By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal When Marvelous Odeyemi began processing her admission into Lagos State University, she was expected to submit…
Impact Story:NIMC Brings NIN Enrolment to Ward Level
About two weeks after a report on the delay and network downtime being experienced by residents of Kwara at the…
From Paper Tickets to Plastic Cards: The Promise, Gaps, and Power of Lagos’ Cowry Card System
By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal (Cowry Card. Photo Credit: Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal) When the Lagos State Government introduced the Cowry Card…
Network Glitches, System Downtime At NIMC Office Frustrate Kwara Residents
By Rasheedat Oladotun-Iliyas (NIMC office, Ilorin. Image credit: Google) For two days Jameel has shuttled between his home and the…
Incomplete BVN Biometrics Excludes Visually Impaired from Seamless Bank Hall Transactions
By Rasheedat Oladotun-Iliyas The Bank Verification Number, BVN introduced in 2014 is a core component of Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure,…
FG Unveils Strategy to Remove Barriers to Digital Payments, Boost E-Commerce Growth
By Rasheedat Oladotun Iliyas The Federal Government has announced new measures to tackle obstacles slowing down digital payments and e-commerce…