Nigeria may miss a World Bank’s target of 148 million National Identification Number registrations by June 2024 after total NIN registrations hit 101 million as of June 2023.
Under the Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project, the World Bank expects NIN enrollment to hit 148 million by June 2024. According to the bank, the ID4D project is expected to increase the number of individuals with a national ID number, issued by a robust and inclusive foundational Identification system, which facilitates their access to services.
The global bank stated that by 2024, 65 per cent of the Nigerian population should have NIN. It said, “By 2024, the project aims to increase coverage of the national ID in Nigeria to 148 million persons.
“This figure corresponds to 65 per cent of the total 2024 population of Nigeria and will expand coverage to 91 million adults (80 per cent) as well as 57 million children (50 per cent).”
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