Nigeria · ID documents
NIMC biometric identity-system upgrade
Awarded
IDEMIA announced an agreement with Nigeria's National Identity Management Commission to expand its biometric identification system to 250 million records 1. The company dated the agreement to 28 February 2024 and described a planned capacity of one million verification searches per day. It said the existing system was approaching its 100 million-record capacity and that the upgrade had World Bank ID4D support 1. This entry records an award announcement, not verified completion. The statement does not disclose the contract price, funding instrument, procurement method, duration or database ownership clauses.
Key terms
- Buyer
- National Identity Management Commission 1
- Vendor
- IDEMIA Smart Identity
- Vendor based in
- Not confirmed
- Signed
- 28 February 2024, agreement date reported by the company 1
- Duration
- Not published
- Value
- Not published
- Funding
- Not published
- Procurement route
- Not published
- System ownership
- Not published
- Data terms
- Not published
Timeline
- Signed or started: 28 February 2024, agreement date reported by the company 1
- 9 April 2024: Recorded status is Awarded.
Sources
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