taharqa: No wonda the new Head of NIMC immediately he came in, insisted on sacking about 4000 'dead woods' in his organisatn and employing a few thousand young and savvy people. Even when the old workers tried blackmailing him by dragging b4 d NA and other places, he insisted on d Rightness of his actions. He insistd cos he had a vision, a BIG one apparently; it sure isn't too difficult to spot someone who knows where he is going..... This is simply one of the MOST PROFOUND developments in the history of this nation if seen to its conclusion. The many benefits is all encompassing; affecting EVERY single part of national, institutional and personal life. Simply BRILLIANT!!

The Project will have Access Bank Plc as the pilot issuer bank for the cards and Unified Payment Services Limited (Unified Payments) as the payment processor. Other issuing banks will include United Bank for Africa, Union Bank, Zenith, Skye Bank, Unity Bank, Stanbic, and First Bank.

otokx: they may also wish to add some other vital data.

M.W.N.I.T.B:
This scheme is part of the grand agenda for the manifestion of new world order, and revelation of the antichrist for total dominion and control of the world. Soon no one will be able to buy not sell without this ID card. Its part of agenda for the mark of the beast. He who has an ear let him hear.

webdezzi: we need a database system, so each person should be uniquely identifiable with all past criminal records.
i hope this serves the purpose

M.W.N.I.T.B:
This scheme is part of the grand agenda for the manifestion of new world order, and revelation of the antichrist for total dominion and control of the world. Soon no one will be able to buy not sell without this ID card. Its part of agenda for the mark of the beast. He who has an ear let him hear.

webdezzi: we need a database system, so each person should be uniquely identifiable with all past criminal records.
i hope this serves the purpose

staaari: Good Idea but wrong procedure.

1 where is data protection for nigerians

2.why would you allow foreign agency access to ur people info

These guys lack any understanding about identity management and need to know.

Bontee:

Do we have a local alternative to the service master card is providing?

Bontee: @kingoflag

Thanks for your write up and i don't think we are too far apart from the points we are both trying to make. I do support the issues you raised above but you have skipped the process or implementation aspect of it. Concerning bio-metric data, the centre already has it through the new e-passport process. The same united states you are referring to do not have their electoral body or telecommunication companies taking the biometric data of the citizens ( not so sure though ).

The system above can always be manipulated and it is this manipulation that presents the need to use biometric data for unique identification. People had multiple voters registration cards, multiple national ID because there were no security features or central database to manage the exercise properly. Even common jamb takes biometric data of Nigerian students so i don't really see the fuse about this whole thing.

Nothing stops me from having multiple Identity with the system you created above or how will you ensure the uniqueness of your proposal. Master card is only a provider of the technology and i don't think they will be having any access to our biometric data.

A system is only efficient to the extent the managers want it to be efficient and without biometric data capture, we might just mess up the whole thing like INEC did with the voters registration.

kingoflag:

I totally agree with you, and am myself worried about how fraud and misuse of the system could be made when we know of the corrupt nature of present day Nigeria. But, I am even more worried about the Central Govt's ability to be able to track, setup, and harass its citizens when so much power is concentrated in its hands. Nigeria should only give Unique numbers and then strengthen the power of her investigative agencies. Just Yesterday, I was gonna send some money to my girlfriend through Western Union, the agent asked for my ID (which had never happened before), I gave it to her, then she proceeded to scan it and take my picture! F*UK THAT! I took my ID back and insisted she delete my info from their database while I looked. She refused and claimed she couldnt; I called the Police and made a scene. When the Police came they made her delete every info she had put in their Computer since I hadnt completed the transaction.

Never put too much of your personal info in the virtual world, you will be subject to unnecessary control when the time is ripe. Its not paranoia, its knowing your right.

Kizyte: I hope hackers won't find it easy to hack and decode vital security informations contained in the card cos am afraid of people like Adrian Lamo and group.

Obiagu1: Wow, what do these people take us for?

A credit card serving as a national ID card; where in this world do we have such?
So if I don't want a credit card, I can't get a national ID card?

Our policy makers should stop disgracing us.
MasterCard will be at their headquarters in the US laughing at us.

Bontee:

Government monitors their citizens even without collecting biometric data. China, Iran, India, USA, UK, North Korea comes to mind readily and Nigeria will surely head there someday. Both western union and moneygram requires your national ID, passport or drivers license i think to send money. That was the first time for you under the new system so they will do all that and do we have option since sending money is damn important to us.

xwyze: In as much this move for a National Identity Card is key, incorporating a Payment Card is a grey area, then now mastercard.
We have just indirectly killed our own local payment card (verve) and stabbed the most innovative swicthing company in Nigeria (interswitch).

DID U NOTICE GTBANK WAS NOT INCLUDED?
WHY IS ACCESS BANK PILOT ISSUER? (AIG AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST)

ALL THE BANKS MENTIONED ARE NOT MAJOR ISSUERS OF MASTERCARD.

LETS ENCOURAGE OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES