NITDA and NIMC Deepen Partnership to Accelerate Nigeria's Digital Public Infrastructure

Nigeria's NITDA and NIMC have formalised a partnership to build unified digital public infrastructure, with NITDA transferring its Public Key Infrastructure to NIMC under the new NIMC Act 2026. The collaboration targets nationwide identity enrolment across all 8,809 wards and establishes harmonised cybersecurity and digital trust standards.

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