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The Nationwide Identification Administration Fee (NIMC) has threatened to sanction erring Licensed Verification Brokers, Entrance Finish Companions (FEPs), and Diaspora FEPs over knowledge breach.
To this finish, it has directed all these gamers to endure rigorous safety vetting to make sure adherence to international greatest practices in id administration.
NIMC, in an announcement, on the weekend, additionally disclosed that legislation enforcement authorities have been authorised to crack down on and apprehend people concerned in on-line phishing schemes focusing on residents’ knowledge from different sources.
As well as, the fee has briefly suspended the bypass enrollment course of to stop abuse and rectify any irregularities, even because it acknowledged that it’s going to talk with the general public relating to the resumption of the bypass course of later.
In a press assertion signed by head, company communications, NIMC, Kayode Adegoke, the fee reaffirms its dedication to offering safe id providers and defending the Residents’ knowledge per its mandate as Nigeria’s foundational id supplier.
In pursuit of this aim, the fee mentioned, it has carried out enhanced measures to safeguard the data saved in its Nationwide Identification Database.
These actions, he mentioned, align with the dedication outlined by the director-general/CEO, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, upon assuming workplace in August 2023, who emphasised that, the NIMC collaborates related safety businesses to uphold the utmost knowledge safety requirements and regulatory compliance.
“As a part of these new safety protocols, all Licensed Verification Brokers, Entrance Finish Companions (FEPs), and Diaspora FEPs will endure rigorous safety vetting to make sure adherence to international greatest practices in id administration. Any FEPs in violation will face sanctions by established rules and the nation’s legal guidelines,” the fee asserted.
Moreover, NIMC affirmed that, legislation enforcement authorities have been licensed to crack down on and apprehend people concerned in on-line phishing schemes focusing on residents’ knowledge from different sources.
The fee, he mentioned, has acquired quite a few experiences relating to fraudulent on-line platforms compelling Nigerians to submit their private data for Nationwide Identification Quantity (NIN) modification or enrollment providers, noting that! perpetrators of those unlawful actions might be apprehended and prosecuted to the total extent of the legislation.