One
of the high points of the news in Nigeria last week, was the announcement of
the New National Identity Card launched by the federal Government, through the Nigerian Identity
Management Commission.
The
card allows handlers effect payments and other financial
transactions, stores their biometric data and also serves as a means of identification. The
cards will be issued to Nigerians, 16 years and older, and are expected to
serve as voting cards in the 2019 elections.
While
it was flagged off by the president himself with a lot of fanfare and
enthusiasm by its core sponsors and promoters, it was greeted with outrage
