“The new cards will not only be used for identity verification when accessing government services, but will also allow cardholders to use their LAG ID as a payment card when […]

A start-up called Torche Africa is trying to revolutionize the payment infrastructure in Nigeria. To that end, the company is trying to replace the current system with a biometric one […]

Nigerian officials are planning to use biometric technology in an upcoming national census, according to a Commissioner from the state of Ekiti. Speaking at a recent press conference, Commissioner Deji […]

Administrators in the Nigerian state of Abia are rolling out a new biometric registration scheme for commercial drivers. The announcement comes courtesy of the state’s Commissioner for Transport, who indicated […]

NEXT Biometrics’ FAP 20 fingerprint sensor will soon be featured in a new authentication product from Waxed Mobile. The device (dubbed Raven) has been in development for more than a […]

BIO-key is sending tens of thousands of biometric scanners to Nigeria to help agents enroll citizens in the country’s new national identity program. Nigeria first announced its national ID registry […]

The government of Liberia is hoping to have a biometric voter registration system in place for its General Election in 2023. To that end, the country recently sent a delegation […]

FacePhi is starting to make in-roads in the African market. The Spanish identity provider has agreed to provide onboarding services for the Nigerian Armed Forces, which will be using the […]

BIO-key has officially sent its first shipment of biometric hardware and software products to Nigeria. The technologies will be used to support various identity and financial inclusion initiatives, and encourage […]

Integrated Biometrics (IB) is highlighting the role that its fingerprint scanners are playing in the Nigerian banking system. The country is using IB’s technology to register customers for its Nigeria […]