) has clarified its stance on the new national Identity card project designed to promote financial inclusion and other social services .
Major stakeholders have asked NIMC to improve on its infrastructures and conclude the ongoing capturing of citizens into its National Identity database, instead of toying with the idea of a new national identity card mid-way and taking over the roles of financial institutions. He said: “The single GMPC has multiple use cases: Payments/Financial, Government intervention/services, travel, etc
“The card will be issued through the applicants’ respective banks in line with existing protocols with the issuance of the Debit/Credit cards.
NIMC National Identity Card Financial Inclusion Social Services Infrastructure Citizen Registration
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