The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has said that the country is on the path of having credible, converged and consistent database for identification purposes.
The minister who was speaking recently at the Global Privacy Day Celebration 2021, in Abuja, said, “The current effort of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in encouraging Nigerians to register for the National Identity Number (NIN) is a strategic and critical national effort to ensure Nigerians have a credible, converged and consistent database for identity purposes.
It is very gratifying that Nigeria, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari approved the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) and our recommendation to re-designate the Federal Ministry of Communications to become Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
The National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) have eight focus on developmental regulation; digital literacy and skills; soft infrastructure; service infrastructure; digital services development and promotion; soft infrastructure; digital society and emerging technologies; and indigenous content promotion and adoption.
“The value of this would become appreciated with the ease at which e-government services would be delivered, the reduction in crime and general efficiency guaranteed by the database. Identifying every Nigeria is a soft infrastructure needed to achieve our digital economy objective. Indeed, the needed pieces for the digital economy is falling in place and we are committed to laying a solid and lasting foundation for a digital Nigeria,” he said.
