Lagos, Nigeria – Sabi pipo for National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) don yan say dem don successfully move all telecom firms for Nigeria to their new identity verification platform, NINAuth. Na dis one wey dem drop for our ear on Wednesday, e go make wetin dem sabi as ‘data protection’, service delivery go sharper, and go help us sabi each other well well for di identity game.
Lanre Yusuf, wey be Director of IT/IDD for NIMC, come drop more gist say telecom operators don fully enter di NINAuth matter, so dem fit now give uninterrupted identity verification services. E talk say, “This milestone na big step to protect our digital identity, make e easy for Nigerian pipo to control wetin concern their personal data.” (Omo, nobody wan carry their matter waka).
NIMC build di NINAuth system for inside their house, and e dey give secure, smooth access to identity verification. Na him dey make am easy for pipo to authenticate their identity without wahala, while e still dey keep privacy level high. Dr. Kayode Adegoke, wey be Head of Corporate Communications for NIMC, come gree say dis new system dey empower Nigerians make dem fit control how dem data dey waka. “Our goal na to place power for di hands of di rightful owners, na we we be di Nigerian pipo,” Adegoke come talk like person wey dey sabi wetin e dey talk.
Any padi wey dey face wahala with SIM registration, swap, or di ‘welcome back’ matter, na to gree call their telecom providers directly make dem resolve am sharp sharp. Dis announcement come after wey telecom companies face serious wahala across di nation during di transition wey start on June 26, 2025. Di movement to NINAuth take long, and as dem dey try run am, service take go down, Koko no be for only mobile communication oh; e affect digital banking and all dem services wey dey depend on phone numbers too.
During di period of wahala, di Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria don dey tell customers make dem relax small make dem no go disturb telecom operators about SIM matter, as dem dey work with Nigeria Communications Commission and NIMC to settle di issue. NIMC, no be small thing, dey maintain say di platform dey work, but na di operators need finish dem integration with di new system to make everything steady.
Now wey di migration don complete, di Commission don talk say dem dey ready to deliver secure and user-friendly digital identity services, and dem dey assure pipo say dem verification and authentication platforms dey fully operational. Wetin dis one mean be say, we fit dey ginger for our NIN things and telecom connections without too much wahala. Thank God for progress, abi wetin you talk? (I no fit shout!)
