Tinubu highlights importance of credible, inclusive national ID system to development goals

*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu urges Nigerians to adopt the new NINAuth app, restating his administration’s commitment to providing a credible, secure, verifiable, and usable identity management system for developmental goals in the economy

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated his administration’s commitment to providing a credible, secure, verifiable, and usable identity management system across the board.

Tinubu asserted that such a system is fundamental to the Nigeria’s developmental goals.

President Tinubu stated this Thursday, October 30, 2025, in the State House, Abuja, FCT, during the launch of the NINAuth app, a digital, mobile-based identity authentication Application.

ConsumerConnect reports the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) developed the NINAuth.

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The President explained that his administration is leveraging technology to enhance efficiency, transparency and accountability in governance.

In furtherance of this, President Tinubu assured that all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) would soon adopt the new app for staff and data verification.

Tinubu also said: “Today’s official launch of the NIMC NINAuth App heralds a remarkable day in our nation’s digital public infrastructure journey as Africa’s largest identity database.

“This innovation marks yet another milestone in our collective pursuit of a digitally-empowered Nigeria.”

On commitment to upgrading digital infrastructure

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President in Information and Strategy, Thursday stated the Nigerian leader said: “Under the Renewed Hope Agenda, our administration is committed to leveraging technology to enhance efficiency, transparency, and accountability in governance.

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“Central to this agenda is the modernisation of digital infrastructure to eliminate unnecessary bottlenecks and ensure that every Nigerian, regardless of background or location, has access to essential services without the frustration of bureaucratic delays.”

He further noted that the new ‘App’ would place Nigeria at par with the world’s most technologically advanced nations and create an environment for seamless, secure, and inclusive access to services, opportunities, and benefits.

These are besides maintaining the highest standards of data protection and national security, stated he.

The President also said: “This way, we are simplifying access, reducing bureaucratic interference, and reducing the gaps within which inefficiency and corruption can thrive.

“A credible and inclusive National Identity Management System is fundamental to our national development goals.

“It supports financial inclusion, strengthens social welfare delivery, enhances our security architecture, and ensures accurate population data for evidence-based planning.”

According to Tinubu, with the NINAuth, every citizen and legal resident of Nigeria will benefit from a unified National Identity Database.

This national ID management initiative is the one that will power social programmes, improve electoral integrity, enhance healthcare access, and promote the equitable distribution of the country’s commonwealth, Tinubu averred.

He, therefore, urged Nigerians to adopt the new application, commending NIMC for taking bold steps to transform identity management from a bureaucratic exercise into a dynamic, technology-driven system that aligns with global best practices.

Tinubu said: “My fellow Nigerians, the future we seek is one where technology empowers every citizen and where trust in governance is built on efficiency, transparency, and inclusiveness.

“The launch of this application demonstrates that the promises we have made as a government are being responsibly measured and are manifesting in tangible reforms that improve daily life.”

The President urged Nigerians to “embrace this new era. Let us protect it, use it responsibly, and ensure that it serves as a bridge, connecting our people, our institutions, and our aspirations for a more prosperous nation.

“Together, we are building a nation where every identity counts and every citizen must matter.”

Earlier, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Honourable Minister for Interior, had reiterated the importance of a secure national identity to national development.

Tunji-Ojo affirmed that President Tinubu, through the Renewed Hope Agenda, has demonstrated the capacity to solve problems and enhance national security through an improved identity management system.

The Minister said: “Your excellency, you are solving tomorrow’s problem with technology. Technology is dynamic; it is bridging the gap.

“Every nation that desires to be efficient must first build systems that can identify, authenticate, and secure its citizens.

“Identity is not just an administrative requirement; it is the backbone of governance, national security, and service delivery.”

Objectives of NIMC’s NINAuth app, by Dr.  Coker-Odusote

Explaining the workings of the NINAuth app, Engr. (Dr.) Abisoye Coker-Odusote Director General of NIMC, stressed that the app would eliminate multiple data possession by individuals, while providing real-time data and information authentication for businesses and other services in Nigeria.

Coker-Odusote stated: “It is important that every single business or enterprise in this country, whether it’s a small, medium, or large enterprise, can have access to verifiable identity credentials of every single citizen in Nigeria and the same for the government.”

She added that NIMC had so far enrolled 126,717,316 individuals, with about 25 million of the number occurring in the last two years, resulting in an average of 1.3 million verification hits per day.

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