NITDA transfers Nigeria’s digital identity infrastructure to NIMC

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially handed over the assets, technology, and operations of the nation’s Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) framework to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The historic transfer, finalized during a strategic high-level meeting at NITDA’s headquarters in Abuja, represents a monumental shift away from fragmented data governance toward a unified, highly secure national digital identity ecosystem.