The Federal Government has revealed seven facts about the newly proposed multipurpose card.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) posted the key features of the new card on its official X page on Sunday.
The proposed new national identity card has additional features that distinguish it from the usual National Identification Number (NIN) that many Nigerians currently have.
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Here are the features of the proposed card:
1. The new National ID card is a single, convenient and General multipurpose card (GMPC), eliminating the need for multiple cards.
2. The single GMPC has multiple use cases: Payments/Financial, Government intervention/services, travel, etc.
3. NIMC is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank settlement system to deliver the payment and financial use cases.
4. The card will be powered by the AFRIGO card scheme, an indigenous scheme powered by NIBSS (Nigeria Inter-bank settlement system)
5. Applicants for the card will have to request with their NIN through the self-service online portal, NIMC offices, or their respective banks.
6. The card will be issued through the applicants’ respective banks in line with existing protocols with the issuance of the Debit/Credit cards.
7. The card can be picked up by holders at the designated center or delivered to the applicants at the requested locations at an extra cost to be borne by the applicants.