The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami says a process to replace the Bank Verification Number (BVN) and every data collected by data collection institutions with the National Identity Number (NIN) has began.
He said this after monitoring the NIN enrolment process at telecom operators’ offices in Abuja on Monday.
“BVN is a bank policy while NIN is a law because it has been established by law so the strength of the law wherever you go is not the same with a policy of one institution”, the minister said.
“On the board of NIMC, CBN governor is a member, DG DSS is a member, Chairman of FIRS is a member, INEC Chairman, Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), National Population Commission and the Nigeria Immigration Service are all members of the board and this is to show you that it is primary database that every institution in the country should make reference to.”
