Policy2 hOctober 14, 2026, 23:39

Nigeria's identity agency says its database is locally hosted and managed by staff

Nigeria's National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says its national identity database is hosted entirely in Nigeria and managed by its own employees, with no cloud hosting for the core database. As of September 2026, 142 million Nigerians have registered for National Identification Numbers, and about 63 government agencies have integrated with the system.

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Nigeria's identity agency says its database is locally hosted and managed by staff

NIMC's database is hosted in Nigeria with no cloud hosting
142 million Nigerians registered for National Identification Numbers by September 2026
About 63 government agencies have integrated with NIMC's system
Connecting through NIMC's API takes about 72 hours

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