TheNational Identity Management Commission,NIMC, says it is committed to creating,managing, operating and maintaining a secured National Identity database byissuing National Identification Number to all Nigerians and legal residents. NIMCDirector-General, Aliyu Aziz, made this known in an interview in Abuja. Azizsaid the commission is on the right track to ensure that Nigerians and legalresidents have digital identities in fulfillment of its mandate. Heattributed the success to the NIMC gazette regulations of 2017, which makes NINmandatory for accessing services like international passport, insurance,pension among others. Healso said that the ongoing Diaspora enrollment is another factor that hascontributed to the success of NIMC. Accordingto Aziz, NIMC is currently working with World Bank, Agence Française deDévelopement and European Union on a strategic roadmap. Thishe said would enable the commission to work in partnership with other datacollecting government agencies with a view to having a single database.