The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have announced a partnership focusing on national public key infrastructure and digital public infrastructure.
The collaboration aims to improve and foster synergy among digital identity systems, and payment ecosystems, as well as secure seamless data exchange capabilities for the country.
This was made known during a meeting between the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, and the Director General of NIMC, Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, with some management staff of both organizations.
A 12-man committee was set up to kickstart and harmonize the initiatives.
The committee is expected to deliver a comprehensive implementation report within the next 4 weeks.
