Several security services have been granted access to the National Identity Management Commission’s (NIMC) database by President Muhammadu Buhari, IgbereTV reports.
This was disclosed by Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy on Thursday.
The minister disclosed this while speaking to Nigerian journalists on the sidelines of a technology event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
According to him, the development would enhance security as it would help security operatives to go after kidnappers and other criminals.
The minister also confirmed that the development had been conveyed to the relevant security agencies
