: National Identity Management Commission:

PROPOSED PRIVACY POLICY

In the light of the privacy implications in the operation and management of the Nigeria identity management system, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) identified the National Privacy Policy as a necessary tool for ensuring that privacy rights are protected in the collection of registrable information; operation and management of the Database.

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Executive Summary of the Privacy Impact Assessment Study

The NIMC engaged the services of six reputable consulting firms to assist the Commission in conducting Privacy Impact Assessment studies on the proposed National identity Management System in the six geo-political zones of the Federation. The expectation was that the PIA would identify the impacts of the NIMS system on individuals’ right to privacy and ways of mitigating these impacts to avoid any adverse effects.

Please Click Here for the executive summary of the Privacy Impact Assessment Study report. For comments on the proposed policy, e-mail: pia@nimc.gov.ng

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NIMC POLICY The Federal Government, in its effort at revitalising the Nigerian economy, has embarked on a package of economic reforms as encapsulated in the NEEDS document. Its unwavering commitment to the implementation of these economic and social reforms in order to reposition Nigeria has been consistently demonstrated in the continuous review and enunciation of complementary policies to further unlock hidden economic potential in specific sectors of the Nigerian economy as well as enhance governance processes. Government will continue to deliberately promote private sector development through instituting appropriate policies, procedures and structures that would further stimulate private sector led economic growth and development with long term social and economic benefits to all Nigerians.

NIMC ACT This Act repeals the National Civic Registration Act, Cap. 240, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 and establishes a National Database for the country and the National Identity Management Commission.

NIMC REPORT The Committee on Harmonisation of National Identity Cards was set up by His Excellency, President Olusegun Obasanjo, to review existing ID card projects and recommend ways of integrating them into a single multi-application card. The Committee’s findings and recommendations are expected to compliment the efforts of the Committee on Consumer Credit, which was set-up to look at ways of establishing consumer credit system and infrastructure in Nigeria. The Consumer Credit Committee had earlier identified the absence of a unified and verifiable identity database as a negating factor to the development of consumer credit system in the country. At the inaugural meeting of the Committee held on 6th September 2005, Members were constituted into three Sub-Committees; Technical, Legal and Implementation to thoroughly address the Committee’s Terms of Reference. The Sub-Committees held several meetings in which global best practices were examined and countries’ experiences were reviewed. The Sub- Committees’ reports were presented to the main Committee and these were deliberated upon, edited and adopted. The Committee found that the global trend is a gradual move from a single purpose card to a more secure multi-application smart card. Accordingly, the Committee recommends the creation of a new National Identity Database, which will serve as a central source of identity verification. The Database will be connected to existing databases that are relevant to the identification of citizens and residents. The connectivity between the various databases, government departments and law enforcement agencies will be enhanced by the use of chip-based General Multipurpose Card (GMPC) technology, which allows for input of several applications on one card