Govt Plans New Commission For Data, Identity Management
 23rd JAN 2007

A new commission that would take charge of national database and national identity card management in the country is in the pipeline, says an official.

The official, who pleaded anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, yesterday, that the proposed establishment would be called the National Identity Card Management Commission.

The source said that the commission would inherit the existing structures of the Directorate of National Civic Registration (DNCR), which is being upgraded with additional mandate.

The commission would have, among its responsibilities, the maintenance of the national data base, registration of individuals and the issuance of general multipurpose identity cards.

According to the official, the commission is coming ahead of planned introduction of the credit system in the country.

``We need to have a database for the country and valid information on card holders who might use the credit cards for various transactions,'' the source added. The official said: "The bill is already before the National Assembly. I understand it has been slated for the second reading this week.''

`` Hopefully, the new commission will come into operation this year as soon as the bill is signed into an Act after passage,'' he said.

Source: Guardian

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