Tinubu signs NIMC Act 2026 into law

President Tinubu has signed into law the repealed and re-enacted National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Act, 2026.

The signing ceremony took place at Presidential Villa, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other government officials in attendance.

The amended Act empowers NIMC to harmonise identity records, synchronise government databases, and improve interoperability among public institutions.

While speaking to the press after the signing ceremony, Akpabio said the integration of the NIMC database with the Ministry of Interior’s digital platforms recently enabled security agencies to identify and apprehend suspected terrorist operatives upon their arrival in Nigeria.

“Just last week, we were able to apprehend terrorist chiefs who were coming in from Saudi Arabia, in Katsina, of all places. When they landed, they just put their names on the computer; it revealed that these were criminals, and they arrested them,” he said.