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ID cards coming for Nigerians in Diaspora

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In from Olumide Olaoluwa …
Nigerians in Diaspora will be issued the National identity card soon.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said the project will materialise once it begins commencement of registration for them.
Its Director General, Chris Onyemenam, stated this in Abuja during a meeting with the management of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
He said NIMC will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the project.
While stating that eighteen countries have been selected for the pilot phase of the project, Onyemenam said the NIMC has the capacity to extend the project to 153 other countries.
According to him: “Plans have been completed to deploy operatives outside the country.
“We have been given a mandate by President Muhammadu Buahri to enroll all eligible Nigerians in the exercise.”

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“Eighteen countries will take part in the pilot phase of the exercise as we continue to mobilise resources and our operatives for the registration of our citizens in the other countries.”
Stating that data integrity should be maintained, Onyemenam said so far the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) FRSC, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and the Pension Commission (PENCOM) have fully complied with the directive for the harmonisation of its data with the NIMC to register Nigerians in Diaspora.

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