Ayang Macdonald
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Freelance Journalist at BiometricUpdate.com
Certified & experienced Cameroonian freelance journalist based in the capital, Yaounde.
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6 days ago |
biometricupdate.com | Ayang Macdonald
A mass national ID registration and renewal exercise which the Ugandan government announced three years ago is now set to commence by the close of this month. Since the exercise was announced in August 2022 after a Cabinet approval, the government set many deadlines and failed, with the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) citing several constraints which were technical and financial.
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1 week ago |
biometricupdate.com | Ayang Macdonald
A new secure platform for the verification and authentication of Nigeria’s National Identification Number (NIN) has been unveiled. In a statement, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said the launch of the NIN Authentication app (NINAuth) had been approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in furtherance of his vision to enhance the national digital ID management infrastructure of the country.
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1 week ago |
biometricupdate.com | Ayang Macdonald
Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA) is bringing more convenience to the way citizens apply for premium services related to the national ID card, with a new measure requiring first-time applicants to submit their requests online only. According to a post on the NIA’s Facebook page, the objective is to streamline the ID card application process and access to other premium services such as card replacement or personal information update.
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1 week ago |
biometricupdate.com | Ayang Macdonald
Ethiopia’s digital ID and broader digital transformation efforts are on a good footing thanks in part to the establishment of strategic partnerships in the past several months. These gains come as the country is preparing to host the ID4Africa Annual General Meeting of 2025 from May 20-23 in the capital Addis Ababa.
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1 week ago |
biometricupdate.com | Ayang Macdonald
Work is underway in Bermuda for the introduction of a new regulatory framework for all entities providing digital identity services (DISPs). The Bermuda Banking Authority (BMA) held consultations with key stakeholders in this regard recently to get ideas on what factors to incorporate into the draft legislation being worked upon. The BMA called for feedback on the licensing framework last November.
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