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Volume 1, No. 6 (Special Edition) November/December 2016 “Established by the NIMC Act No. 23 of 2007, it has the Best Performing Staff of the Year 2016 mandate to establish, own, oper- (Enrolment Officer, ) ate, maintain and manage the National Identity Database in , register persons covered by the Act, assign a Unique National Identification Num- ber and issue Gen- eral Multi-Purpose Cards (GMPC) to those registered individuals, and to harmonize and inte- grate existing identi- fication databases in Nigeria.”

Inside this is su e:

Keynote address by 2 the Vice President at the Round table Meet- ing on Identity Ecosys- tem Engr. Aziz: Delivering 3 Purposeful leadership in NIMC UN Women, Others 4 Partner NIMC to enrol 5000 in Active Directory 4

Photo News 5

Interview with NIMC 11 Staff Cooperative Society President

What State Coordina- 12 tors say about DG/ CEOs one year in Office Felicitation from the 13 ASCSN Tech Induced Health 14 Issues: Text Neck VP. Osinbajo’s Speech at the Policy Engr. Aliyu Aziz: Delivering NIMC 101 14 Round-table Meeting on Identity Purposeful Leadership P a g e 2

KEYNOTE ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, PROF YEMI OSINBAJO, GCON, AT THE POLICY ROUND-TABLE MEETING ON IDENTITY ECO SYSTEM HELD ON THURSDAY 08 DECEMBER 2016 AT THE STATE HOUSE CONFERENCE CENTRE, PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ASOKORO, ABUJA, NIGERIA

PROTOCOLS cal leadership and business dynamism, building digital ecosystems in which Good Morning Distinguished Ladies innovative can thrive. We will invest and Gentlemen. I am delighted to in smart infrastructure, platforms, and welcome you all to this policy services; digitise our records and clas- roundtable on identity management in sify them accordingly; review and Nigeria. I am particularly happy with upgrade the legal and regulatory the representation of all the Ministries, framework; and nurture digital talent. Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the World Bank and other Develop- Virtually all the developed nations ment Assistance Agencies here today. have a single identifier that forms the core of their identity. For instance, in The importance of this policy discus- the UK, it is the national insurance sion necessitated my acceptance to number, which is mandatory to have as chair the meeting, which is aimed at soon as a citizen turns 16 years of age optimising the benefits of digital iden- and becomes eligible to work and pay tity and leveraging its use for acceler- tax accordingly; in the USA it is the ating development. social security number and, in India, it The particular focus on harmonisation is called the Aadahar number. This and integration of disparate govern- unique number, which encapsulates ment identity management databases the identity of the individual, is used is of course a matter of crucial im- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for all of the activities relating to the portance to Nigeria. identification of the person - in terms of planning for security, health, immi- Identity plays a pivotal role in our enables citizens to access all of its gration, budget, etc. lives and cuts across so many sectors secure services. of the economy. As a government, we An accurate identity management sys- recognise the huge importance of Applicants can obtain a digital ID that tem with quality data is no doubt a moving towards a Digital Govern- will let them register their business national asset to a country. It is time ment. Therefore, we must embrace within a day, open a bank account, for Nigeria to also offer a unique iden- and harness the potentials inherent in use e-tax services and sign contracts tity to every person in the country. digital identity to build and develop from anywhere in the world. There, Nigeria as a global player and a devel- our country. you don't need to input any data manu- oping nation must work towards lever- ally for your tax declaration as all data aging digital identity as a reliable tool Nations all over the world and in par- is gathered and prepared automatical- for uniquely identifying its citizenry ticular, developed countries, have ly. And it can make digital nomad life and residents and accelerating socio utilized identity as a foundation to and businesses much easier." - (Source economic development. transforming governance and enhanc- is http://youjin.do/how-this-tiny- ing service delivery in the areas of country-is-competing-for-digital- I am aware that different sectors in healthcare, agriculture, voting, trans- nomads/). Nigeria in response to their peculiar portation, financial inclusion, access needs, have developed a means to to basic services and welfare pro- The Nigerian National Identity Man- identify individuals in order to per- grammes, amongst others. agement Commission (NIMC) has form their specific statutory functions. commenced work on the harmonisa- This has resulted in duplication of ef- A case in point in Estonia, = a country tion of all our disparate Identity Man- forts, wastage of resources, uncoordi- of just over 1.3m population (World agement Systems into a concise sys- nated identity approach as well as un- Bank estimate in 2016). According to tem to ensure completeness, accuracy reliable identity information due to Digital Nomads, "Estonia currently and integrity of such a national asset. lack of interoperability and discon- has one of the most advanced e- In this regard, I believe that Nigeria nected databases. government systems in the world. must use its digital strategy to estab- This includes a single digital ID that lish a global reputation for technologi- - Continued on page 6

N I M C N e w s Volume 1, No. 6 P a g e 2 Engr. Aziz: Delivering Purposeful Leader- ship in NIMC

mentation, Financial Policies & Regu- Achievements lations with particular reference to the public sector, Concession of Public 1. Staff Matters Assets, Procurement Policy, Public i. Staff Place- Relations and Good Governance, Ef- ment/Regrading fective Communication, Pension Mat- Exercise ters as it relates to NIMC staff, etc. Upon assumption Health Matters were not left out as the of duty, the DG/ Commission under the DG/CEO en- CEO set up a gaged an Optometric to conduct eye Task Force to screening tests on staff as the Commis- review earlier sion’s activities are largely IT based. staff placement, conclude all out- v. NIMC Cooperative Society was standing place- commissioned and commenced activi- ments, and per- ties aimed at providing for staff house- form holistic re- hold needs at affordable prices and ex- grading exercise ploring corporate housing arrangement for fairness and via affordable mortgages using the Co- transparency. The operative Society in line with FCT Task Force has housing policy. submitted its re- ports and Man- vi. Prompt payment of salaries and agement is pres- death benefits to deceased staff ently reviewing vii. Visit in person to bereaved staff/ it. relations and to staff who are indis- Engr Aliyu Aziz, took over the mantle posed. of leadership at the National Identity ii. Strategic Health Check Management Commission (NIMC), as A renowned consulting firm was en- viii. Established “Afternoon with Re- the Director General/Chief Enrolment gaged to run a strategic health check on search” a knowledge based 1 hour ca- Officer on 23rd of November, 2015. the Commission as part of the DG/ pacity building programme aimed at CEOs effort at repositioning and refo- equipping staff with basic and all round Upon resumption, he had a meeting with cusing NIMC for effective and efficient knowledge of happenings in the identi- members of staff at the headquarters, service delivery. In doing this, the Con- ty management sector and global best excerpts of which were circulated to all sulting firm held a town hall meeting practices. staff. with staff members to review process- At the meeting, Engr Aziz reeled out his es, procedures, vision and mission, re- ix. The DG established a reward sys- action points, particularly the 7Rs that sources available to the Commission, tem for Best Enrolment Officers and factors influencing performance, Card Activation officers in the Com- Reinven- will guide his administration: strength, weaknesses and opportunities, mission as a way of encouraging and tion, Renewal, Refocus, Retention, Refor- amongst other things. recognising excellence. mation, Reinforcement and Replacement The DG also set a target enrolment iii. Staff Reorientation and Empower- x. The Commission experienced indus- figure of 70 million by December 31st, ment trial harmony in the last one year with Various Departments/Units were man- Management and staff enjoying tre- 2016 with more of these coming from dated by the DG to organise work- mendous relationship as a result of the the harmonization drive as directed by shops/seminars/symposia, etc to open door and transparent policy of the the Presidency. properly educate and inform staff so DG/CEO. that the staff can be on the same page Staff matters were also emphasised as a to be able to communicate NIMC’s xi. Since assuming office, Engr Aziz key focus of his administration. As at activities and functions effectively. has approved redeployments on com- November 23, 2016, Engr Aliyu Aziz passionate/marital grounds. A total was one year in office and has made iv. Areas addressed at these fora in- number of 115 staff were granted such giant strides despite the challenging clude Public Accounting, IPSAS imple- approvals to enable them reunite with environment the Commission has been mentation, fiscal responsibility, chal- their families. operating. lenges and prospects of TSA imple- - Continued on page 11

N I M C N e w s P a g e 4 UN Women, Others Partner NIMC to Enrol 5000 in Kaduna

The United Nations (UN) Women in partner- wellbeing. longevity and competitiveness of their enter- ship with Zamani Foundation, MasterCard and The strategy, according to Ms. Ndiaye, direct- prises. the National Identity Management Commis- ly addresses four initiatives including: devel- The increasing levels of financial inclusion in sion (NIMC) on Thursday, 9th November opment of diverse financial products, enhance- Nigeria she noted, is expected to empower 70 2016 launched the registration of 5000 women ment of payment processes, development of percent of those living under the poverty line. under the ‘one woman, one ID card’ project. credit system as well as encouraging a savings Majority in this group are women facing add- The project is designed to leverage on the ed gendered challenges of lower repre- data capturing and card issuance arrange- sentation in decision making positions, ment of government through NIMC, to informal employment and lower in- uniquely enrol women, starting with Ka- comes, lower education levels, and lim- duna state. ited access to information and con- During the launching which held at Hotel straints on mobility. Seventeen in Kaduna, UN Women repre- International Coordinator of Zamani sentative, Ms Adjaratou Ndiaye ex- Foundation, Zamani noted that plained that the UN Women is an organi- the scheme is targeted at empowering sation responsible for women welfare, 5,000 women in the state to reduce the poverty eradication and inclusive eco- poverty level among women. She added nomic growth. that the idea is not just to give the wom- She described the campaign as a critical Olayiwola A. Hellen, First woman to be enrolled in the programme en ID cards, but to financially empower phase that will help women have their them by training them in financial savings citizenship formally recognised, and allow culture and mentality. and business trainings, among others. them lay claims to their rights and aspirations The UN representative further explained that a Dignitaries at the event included the repre- in various circumstances, adding that the pos- targeted number of registered women will sentative of the DG NIMC Mrs Cecilia Yaha- session of a National ID card is a fundamental benefit from a training to strengthen their ca- ya, the Commissioner for Women’s Affairs in stage in women's participation in political pacity in entrepreneurship and basic financial , members of the governing council of Zamani Foundation and senior governance, access to financial resources and management to ensure effective use of the government officials of Kaduna state. the protection of their general interests and financial application on the card as well as the ESNI TIPS: SERIES S0003 ACTIVE DIRECTORY credentials. The password must contain at least one Upper case and Lower case letter. To get an AD account or to reset password, contact IT Helpdesk The password must contain at least one figure and fill a form as required. Sub- mit the form and visit Helpdesk The password expires in 90 days and users are later to collect log on credentials. always prompted to change password. Please note that AD enables users After using a password, users can not change to to access all NIMC Computers that password again up to 8 times. within the organization. Each Five (5) Invalid logon (incorrect password/ users has his/her own profile username) attempts would lockout the user created which other users don’t irrespective of the system logged on for have access to. 30minutes. Users can try to log in again after 30 The AD is also being used to minutes. regulate access and control of COMMON ERROR AND SOLUTION: systems related functions. Users cannot install or uninstall an “Reference account currently locked out…” application or make changes to – Wait for 30 minutes and login again with registry files. If such a request is correct credentials needed, kindly contact IT Helpdesk. Active Directory (AD) is a database that “No log on server to service this request….” keeps track of all the user accounts and pass- The following components and descriptions of – Ensure there is network connectivity on the words in the organization. It allows you to store AD are as stated in the policy. system, either via LAN or Wireless your user accounts and passwords in one pro- tected location, improving organization's secu- USERNAME: “Incorrect Username/Password…” – Ensure rity. you are typing the correct password with the This is usually made up of the first alphabet of correct username, if issue persist, visit IT All staff are required to have an AD account to the first name and the surname e.g. Joy Usman Helpdesk to collect and fill a password reset access resources such as computers within the = JUsman. form. organization. Each AD account is particular to an individual, therefore it is advised that you do The password must be changed at first log on. “The trust relationship between this work- not share your password with others for security The password must be minimum of 8 charac- station and the primary domain failed…” – purposes. You might be held liable for some- ters. Report this issue to helpdesk for further assis- thing another person commits using your AD tance. N I M C N e w s Volume 1, No. 6 P a g e 5 PhotonewsPhotonewsPhotonews

R-L: DG/CEO NIMC, Rep. of the SGF, Mr. Sonnie Aruga, Minister of Communication DG/CEO NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Aziz in a chat with the Senate Committee Chairman on Technology, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, Rep of the Vice President, Mr. Ade Ipaye, Senate ICT , Sen. Abdulfatai Buhari during the Committee’s visit to the Commission recently. Committee Chairman on Identity, Sen. Suleiman Hunkuyi and a Representative of the World bank at the policy round table meeting on Identity recently held in Abuja

Chairman House Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Rita Orji (fifth left), DG/CEO NIMC Cross Section of Participants at the Enrolment/Card Processes SOP Training held at the and members of the Committee during a visit to the Commission recently. NIMC training Centre, Abuja. ...Hearty Celebrations

Pastor Francis Ageh, (third left) a retiree, flanked by GM Human Capital Miss Cynthia Atugbokoh of Card Management Services recently got hooked to Management, Mrs. Cecilia Yahaya at his send forth party organized by the her Sweetheart, Mr. Ebenezer Ogbantu. Congratulations! HCM department recently.

Mr. Clever Gogo of Operations Department and his bride during their Hajiya Jamila Ahmad of Corporate Communications Unit recently welcomed twin church wedding in Abuja. Wishing them a happy married life. baby boys. She is flanked here by staff of the unit who paid her a visit recently.

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Continued from 2 VP, Osinbajo’s Keynote Address The importance of the confidentiality is the President's charge that the na- the effort to build a robust identifica- of the information/data inherent in the tional identification number (NIN) is tion eco system. identity management system cannot used to authentic eligible voters in the be overemphasised. We must therefore near future, as well as in the areas of Distinguished guests, ladies and gen- ensure absolute integrity and security access to health insurance, registration tlemen, it is on this premise therefore, of this information. of SIM cards, access to social welfare, that I am pleased to convey the sup- financial transactions, etc. port and goodwill of His Excellency, It is important that as a nation, we President , Presi- have an interoperable and connected The development of identity program dent of the Federal Republic of Nige- system to verify that each person or in Nigeria will greatly help the nation ria; to the World Bank, other Donor beneficiary is who he claims. Our leverage on its potential to improve Agencies and to all the MDAs here strategic plans, as a government, in security of lives and properties, ad- present. the area of identification scheme must vance service delivery, and fight pov- therefore converge to make harmoni- erty and corruption. He demands that you all take up the sation and integration of the existing challenge of giving Nigeria a world and new databases a reality. Achieving full scale national identity class identity management infrastruc- management would boost our efforts ture, which will be pivotal to the secu- Our policies must be articulated and at better tracking the movement of rity and socio-economic transfor- refined in such a way that government people, while minimizing issues with mation of the country. His Excellen- agencies must work together; collabo- external border controls and terrorism. cy, the President appreciates your rate with each other, share infrastruc- sponsorship, willingness and readiness ture and government investment to We have an opportunity to change and to support Nigeria. serve their customers who are poten- transform our country and l believe tially the same citizens and residents. everyone here has a role to play in the With the caliber of people here, I am growth and development of our nation sure that there will be in depth policy The fiscal cost of implementing dis- through digital identity. discussions on strengthening the iden- parate and unconnected biometric- tity eco system of Nigeria and robust linked identity databases is increasing- I want to commend the World Bank action plans to shape the implementa- ly becoming a huge burden and needs for its concern and interest in the de- tion of the Presidential directive for to be streamlined going forward as velopment of the identity ecosystem the alignment of all biometric identity government cannot continue to fund of Nigeria, including harmonisation databases in the country. the unnecessary duplication of efforts and integration of many disparate of and overlapping identity functions that government identity management da- As I conclude, I wish to stress the fact further deplete its scarce resources. tabases; and for sponsoring this that this meeting is not for us to ana- roundtable meeting. lyze why the policy cannot work or Clearly, there are potentially larger why more time is needed. This policy benefits from the integration of the ID meeting is for us to reach a common programs of our government institu- understanding on what our nation tions and we must take advantage of needs right now, what business model the opportunity that has been present- It is the President's and approach should be adopted in ed for us to get it right. charge that the Na- ensuring that everyone in Nigeria has a unique identity (an identifier that As we endeavour to resolve the identi- tional Identification serves the public and private sectors ty management system challenges, we alike) and consider options and strate- will also ensure that other forms of Number (NIN) is used gies for streamlining activities of identification such as Drivers' Li- to authentic eligible MDAs and optimizing the use of cence, International Passports are scarce government resources in aligned and in sync. voters in the near fu- achieving a common goal on identifi- The President has already taken the ture, as well as in the cation as an enabler. initiative in recognising the im- areas of access to Distinguished guests, ladies and gen- portance of identity and a harmonized tlemen, it is my singular honor and identity management system. health insurance, reg- pleasure to declare this meeting open. That is why there was a directive from istration of SIM I thank you all and wish you fruitful my office in December 2015 for all deliberation. stakeholders who have built independ- cards, access to social ent identity management system to welfare, financial God bless you, God bless the Federal consolidate, aggregate and integrate Republic of Nigeria. existing databases as a way to acceler- transactions, etc. ate and scale up the national identity Professor Yemi Osinbajo, GCO database so as to offer every person a Vice President, Federal Republic of unique identifier. Furthermore, I want to also commend Nigeria other Donor agencies who have ex- I am aware that a lot of work has been pressed willingness and readiness to Thursday, 08 December 2016. done in this regard by all the stake- support the Nigerian Government in holders represented here. However, it

N I M C N e w s Volume 1, No. 6 P a g e 7 NIMC Management Staff

Engr. Aliyu Aziz Cecilia Yahaya Ibrahim Abdullahi, FCA Abdulhamid Umar, MNIPR Director General/CEO GM, Human Capital Management GM, Corporate Management Service GM, Operations

Ben Alofoje,ANIPR Barr. Hadiza Dagabana Engr. Emmanuel Ogunbge Engr. Chuks Onyepunuka Innocent Ogbu DGM, Inspectorate GM, Legal, Regulatory & Compli- GM, Research/ISRM GM, IT/IDD GM, Special Duties ance Service/Commissions Secretary

Peter Iwegbu Elias Okafor Caroline Folami Uche Chigbo Florence Oloruntade DGM, Card Management Service DGM, ESNI DGM, BDCS Special Assistant to the DG AGM, Operations, NC

Nkoyo Iwok Femi Fabunmi Alvan Ikoku Lanre Yusuf Aliyu Gumi AGM, Procurement AGM, DataBase AGM, Strategy and project AGM, Software AGM, DataCenter Office

Dr. Umaru Ba Abolaji Akinola James Mamza Loveday Ogbonna Mike Nwaorie Technical Assistant to the DG Head, F & I Personal Assistant to the to DG Head, CCU Head, Audit

N I M C N e w s P a g e 8 Regional Coordinators

Florence Oloruntade Umaru Garba Zanuwa Taiwo Oyesola Tony Ben North Central North East South East

Frank Dix Unuigboje Ganiyu Popoola South South South West State Coordinators

Uba Livinus Kingsley Kwawo Willies Fred Iwok Bibian Ekwonu Tobechukwu Isa Abdulmumin Muhammad

Bobmanuel I. Agala Garba Ibrahim Zaman Y. Mshelpala Godwin Ipuole Odey Henrietta O. Osemwengie State

Amah Felix Okoro Onaghise I. Kingsley Ifayefunmi O. Kolawole Odetah O. Favour Silong Dunsila State

N I M C N e w s Volume 1, No. 6 P a g e 9 State Coordinators

Ihejirika U. Basil Aliyu Mansur Da’u Ahmad Umar Bilikisu Dalhatu Isma Abdullahi A.Buba Jigawa State Kaduna State Kastina State

Bello Bagudu Owolabi Fatai Usman Olumoh A.Habeeb Titilayo .T. Ejiofor Ajanaku D. Shuaib Nassarawa State

Mary Makama Peter Opesanwo Abiola Kayode Adegoke Omolara O. Idah

Adewale T. Oluwakemi Paul Gofwen Ogenekaro M. Amonia Balarabe GarbaAlhaji

Musa Mamidu Muhammed D. Umar Usman Musa Kehinde J. Aigbokhai FCT

N I M C N e w s P a g e 10 Best Performing Staff of the Year 2016, Across the Regions (Coordinators, Supervisors, and Enrolment Officers)

Ahmad Umar Paul Gofwen Muhammed D. Umar Kaduna State Plateau State Yobe State

Bibian Ekwonu Tobechukwu Henrietta O. Osemwengie Kayode Adegoke Anambra State Delta State Ondo State

Abbani Yusuf Jubril Umar Tanko Ilelah B. Audi Jigawa State Niger State

Abuo Ajie Patrick Anjorin Ajose Farouk Modebe Nduba Simeon Lagos State Anambra State

Sanusi A. Abdulhamid Adeniran Kunle Kamaldeen Saidu Ishaku Jigawa State Niger State Adamawa State

Ogba Chika Emmanuel Ghenevwede Ese-Mojay Delta State Okagbue Chikaodili Abia State Lagos State

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Continued from 3 DGs Achievement in One year

This singular act has greatly improved performance on the job and the general wellbeing of staff members. xii. As a man of empathy, Engr Aziz introduced a policy which allows all pregnant women to be given prefer- ence to park their cars in the office parking space notwithstanding the space constraint in the Commission.

2. Creation of Six (6) Zonal Struc- tures for proper and effective ad- ministration. The structures are headed in most cases by Assistant General Managers (AGM). They include:

Zone Headquarters Northwest Kaduna, Kaduna State Northeast Gombe, Gombe State Northcentral FCT Southsouth Port Harcourt, Rivers helped to eradicate rumours and pro- monization for those without NIN. State vide timely and verifiable information Southeast Enugu, to staff. Staff are now well informed iii. Talks are ongoing with other data Southwest Ibadan, Oyo State about policies, mandates, vision and collection agencies to follow suit. mission of the Commission. 3. Restructuring of some Depart- iv. Some banks now accept the NIN ments/ Units for better and efficient iii. Staff suggestion portal was created slip as means of identification follow- performance to receive and reiterate issues to the ing collaboration with NIBSS and high i. The Strategy and Programme Unit DG with regards to complaints and level discussion with the CBN Gover- was created with the idea of imple- suggestions for an improved system. nor. menting and monitoring the NIMS This is personally acted upon by the project. DG. The portal is 6. Enforcement and Regulatory ii. Research and Information Security ([email protected]). Functions and Risk Management Unit was also i. Additional regulations are in pro- created under this dispensation to iv. Press Releases were communicated gress for the enforcement of mandatory strengthen NIMC’s ability to reduce to the media in a timely and efficient use of NIN by all stakeholders particu- the degree of risk by demonstrating the way in order to set records straight larly banks in order to ease the pres- workability of a given technology long especially in areas were the Commis- sure on the demand for the eID cards. before a mission is based around it. sion was being misrepresented. The additional regulation will also set standards for biometric capture for iii. Merging of Commission’s Secretar- v. “NIMC Time” debuted on Aso 93.5 Nigeria and for other value added ser- iat with Legal and Regulatory Services FM for sensitization of the people on vices the Commission is exploring in for effective coordination. the NIMS project at the grass- order to generate income and ensure roots level. NIMC Time airs every timely population of the National Iden- 4. Media Wednesday between 5:30pm to tity Database (NIDB) i. The DG emphasized the need to fo- 6:00pm cus and consolidate on Internal Com- ii. The Commission made some ar- munication. Staff needed to be proper- 5. Harmonization rests and prosecution is ongoing for ly informed, refocused and well posi- i. The harmonization efforts paid off persons attempting to fraudulently tioned to carry out their functions. during the period under review with enrol more than once which is a the BVN records being submitted and punishable offence. ii. A monthly online newsletter tagged cleaned up by the NIMC. So far, over “NIMC News” was introduced to in- two (2) million records have been cleaned up and NIN issued to those iii. A group of Internet job scam- form staff about happenings and edu- mers were also recently apprehend- cate them properly. This is circulated who do not have. ed and are being prosecuted. The via email to all staff. Regular postings suspects had operated a website on the notice boards, regular use of ii. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in compliance with the intention of defrauding the staff emails, word of mouth and other general public about non-existent communication methods were mas- with the directive of the Federal Gov- sively deployed to encourage internal ernment agreed to release its records job vacancies in the Commission. communications amongst staff. This for SIM registration to NIMC for har-

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7. Awards challenges faced by the Commission. The NIMC under the leadership of The Commission had envisaged and viii. Upgrade of some of our facilities Engr Aliyu Aziz on the 8th of Decem- projected the 70 milliion target enrol- and infrastructure for better and opti- ber, 2015, in far away Jakarta, Indo- ment based on funding availability mal performance. nesia, bagged the High Security Print from the Federal Government. 10. Partnerships and Collabora- Asia Award for best-in-class as the tions Regional ID Document of the Year ii. Card production increased from i. There is ongoing collaborations with 2015. The award was presented at the 759,000 to over a million during the Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Ebonyi and High Security Print Asia conference period under review. Plateau states on verification services. held in Jakarta and aims to promote There is also secured support in form of the best in security printing, system iii. Card activation and collection also enrolment equipment, personal logis- infrastructure and implementation of a recorded appreciable increase from tics, which are provided by Kaduna, government passport, identity or other 150,000 to over 600,000. Kano and other States towards enrol- security card scheme. ment of their citizens as well as verifi- iv. Creation of additional Enrolment cation of civil servants in these states. 8. Verification Services Centres across the nation, especially in i. NIMC staff were verified using the troubled North East states of Yobe ii. Also, the Kaduna State Government their biometrics as a test case. and Borno. is partnering with NIMC to register all Kaduna State residents. The United ii. Pilot verification services com- v. Deployment of additional 142 Card Nations women pilot enrolment scheme menced in some organisations includ- Activation Systems to State Offices will kick off in Kaduna State. ing banks and some State Govern- from about 60, we had prior to the ment. DG’s assumption to bring it to a total iii. NIMC is in partnership with the of 202. office of the Secretary to the Federal 9. Expansion Government (OSFG) to register all i. Increase in Enrolment: In a move to vi. Card transfer services now available Internally Displaced Persons in Abuja achieve the set target by the DG/CEO for enrolees whose location changed camps. upon resumption, enrolment which after enrolment. was at a figure of 7 million rose to iv. Tour visit by neighbouring coun- over 12 million in less than one year. vii. Formation of the Private Public tries of Niger Republic and Kenya to This feat was achieved despite the Partnership Unit understudy the NIMC project. Interview with the NIMC Staff Cooperative Society President

Can we meet you sir? tions, ministries and the general public. from the members. My name is Nnamdi Ifeanyichukwu Isra- What are the benefits of belonging to We are looking forward to where the el. I am presently the president of NIMC the cooperative? cooperative will turn out to be a micro- staff multipurpose cooperative society. finance bank where outsiders can come The primary benefit is having access to in and take a loan at an interest. This will Who are the other Executive Members? loan facility of twice your contribution allow the NIMC cooperative operate a Other executive team members include after six months of being an active mem- standard store where members can walk Lukman Ibrahim, Secretary, Muazu ber, with a low interest rate. Other bene- into at any time to make a purchase of Dikwa, Legal Adviser and Helen Markus fits include the privilege of purchasing what they need without going through Kangye, Treasurer. The executive com- items with pay back plan of 3 months for the process of applying first. We also mittee also inaugurated the supervisory food stuffs and 6 months for home appli- hope to go into estate development busi- and consumer committee; responsible for ances. Also is the chance to purchase ness i.e. (buying and selling) checking and recommending loan and for cars, houses, and lands for the members the purchase and distribution of items to who applied for such when they are How is your relationship with staff and cooperative members . available. management of the Commission? Can you tell us the story behind NIMC What are your achievements so far? It has been cordial, we relate to our cooperative from inception to date? members through email, phone calls and The achievements include success in the meetings as the case may be. I will em- NIMC staff multipurpose cooperative NIMC cooperative registration process of society idea was first conceived in De- 580 members within one year. (This phasize here that the NIMC manage- cember 2013, but was brought to view in includes NIMC State offices). ment has been very supportive to the 2014 where the concerned staff came cooperative society. Before now, the together and agreed to start the registra- The executive team also had the privilege NIMC management has been neutral to tion process. However, it was kept in to meet with AMAC management who the affairs but now, they rather approach view after the registration process due to agreed to build an affordable estate for us as friends and business partners if unforeseen circumstances until 15th No- NIMC along Orozo express road adja- they need any business transactions with vember, 2015 when we finally com- cent to science technology Orozo. us. menced. What are your plans for the future? Is there still room for more members to belong? Who is qualified to belong to the Socie- Our plans are numerous. As I earlier ty? said, we are looking at a situation where Yes, but for now you must be a NIMC For now the entire NIMC staff are quali- NIMC staff multipurpose cooperative staff to be a member. For queries, com- fied to belong. When we standardize we society can pay her members a token at ments, and suggestions, please reach us may begin to attend to other organiza- the end of every month. We believe this via nimcstaffcooperative @gmail.com. is possible if we are given right support

N I M C N e w s Volume 1, No. 6 P a g e 12 What State Coordinators Say about the DG/CEO’s One Year in Office

The following innovations, achievements One year in Office of our DG/CEO has been The DG/CEO visited the Lagos office on and laudable reforms must be celebrated as a huge success and should be highly two occasions unannounced. I met a the DG/CEO mark one year in office: commended. Personally, I will like to humble, simple and focused man commend the flow of information to staff by The creation of 6 Regional offices has unaccompanied by the glamour of office. creating personal email account for all staff On one of the occasions he was locked out simplified information disemination to state in the commission because information is offices, bridged communication gap, and of the premises as the NSCDS the key to success in any Organization. Commandant and his convoy were to drive reduced staff speculations on issues. The Also, the creation of Zonal Offices adopted Commission’s enrolment and card activation into the compound, yet he did not by the DG/CEO has also helped the smooth complain. When the NSCDC Commandant performance has also doubled within one running of the Commission and thus dis- year. realised that he is the DG, he apologised centralised the activities of the profusely. Lesson learned: Your office will The Regional Offices intervention has Commission. speak for you if you comport yourself almost doubled the number of functional Furthermore, on the scoreboard I wish to give the DG/CEO 95% success considering where you are not known. enrolment centres in all the states and has It has been a year of removed bottle necks by resolving staff the financial challenges and hardship the country is currently experiencing. Inspite of professionalism, support and visionary issues faster. His administration has gained execution of the Commissions mandate staff confidence and support through a this economic challenges, salary of staff has by the DG despite the financial challenges friendly administrative style that recognises always been paid as at when due, which is a individual potential to work as a team in the pointer to the fact that our DG/CEO facing the country. DG’s Management realisation of NIMC mandate. prioritises the welfare and the interest of has kept faith with the situation in the staff. country, still, focusing staff and the system The magnitude of DG/CEO’s achievement Finally, in the coming year I will want the to ideals of the Commission and building a within this period of one year in office can DG/CEO to help look critically into an secure identity platform for citizens and be measured adequately when we compare improved staff welfare package and timely legal residents. Bravo and best wishes for a the poor financial resoursces within this allocation for States and LGA's so that all successful tenure. period vis-a-vis the improved enrolment outstanding claim issues can be finally laid -Ejiofor Titilola(Mrs) figure and card activation numbers recorded to rest.I wish the DG/CEO more successful Lagos State Coordinator by his administaration. years in office. Congratulations sir. The general administration and staff attitude -Omolara Olawumi Idah (Mrs.)Ph.D in the states now focus more on service Osun State Coordinator delivery while the common staff wrangling previously against the management is I will like to congratulate the Director- completly wiped out because of equal General/Chief Enrolment Officer of participatory administrative style initiated by On behalf of Team Ogun, I wish to celebrate NIMC, Engr. Aliyu A. Aziz, the astute the DG/CEO. with you Sir, on your successful one year of Management and the entire Staff of NIMC astute headship of our dear Commission. on the occasion of the DG’s one-year May Almighty Allah in His Infinitive Mercy In recent times, the Commission has effective steering of the affairs of this protect and grant DG/CEO a successful transcended into a household name, as tenure with more achievements. people are beginning to appreciate our Commission despite the contemporary mandate. As various collaborations and hard time in our nation’s history. With the -Ganiyu Omotosho Popoola proposals are lined up with Government and Director-General’s astute and exemplary Regional Coordinator, South West private establishments, the Commission is in leadership, we are already looking beyond 2016 with renewed hope and we keep our no doubt, on her path to greatness. Amidst the challenges facing the Office, and eyes on the great destiny that is ahead of I write to say a hearty congratulations to our Nation at large, you have defined with clear our Commission. amiable Director General/Chief Enrollment sense of vision, a positive drive to pilot the We are determined not to look back, Officer in person of Engineer Aliyu Aziz for affairs of the Commission. We want to having put our hands on the plough, until a successful one year in office. commend the transparency, changes/policies we have served our generation according My prayer is that God will continue to work introduced during your one year in office as to our mandate and the will of God, with with him and grant him wisdom to move the DG/CEO, notably is the effective and the integrity of our hearts and the NIMC forward in his tenure. efficient style of communication that now skillfulness of our hands as king David However, my suggestion is that the NIMC exists within the Commission. did; marching on confidently with the Act should be reviewed to accommodate a It is in this regard Sir, that ALL members of assurance that no matter the storm that lies token to be collected officially from Staff in NIMC Ogun State Office identify ahead, there is hope in our collective applicant for both enrolment and card with your achievements and goals, whilst future. I believe firmly that Nigeria is activation. reiterating our commitment to uplift the changing for greatness and NIMC, under Also,NIMC Pre-enrolment portal should not NIMC. his watch, is immensely contributing to be opened to all and sundry instead it should May Almighty Allah continue to grant you that change in our life time. be limited to cooperate organizations and wisdom, as you take our dear Commission to Thank you sir, because you are a team individual to access after paying a token. lofty heights. builder and a team player. Wishing you a fruitful tenure in office.. Congratulations Sir! -Adewale Temitope Oluwakemi (Mrs) -Opesanwo, Olufunmilola Abiola -Adefolaju Adebola Felix Oyo state Coordinator Ogun State Co-ordinator Ekiti State Coordinator

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N I M C N e w s Volume 1, No. 6 P a g e 1 5 Did you know? As discussed in the last edition, the new National tempts, the applet will be blocked for security can be duly applied to sign binding contracts, Electronic Identity Card (e-ID card) is a chip reasons. That way, an agency or authorised person documents, online identification, etc. based card with multiple functions given upon can be sure that the person presenting the Card is successful enrolment for the National Identifica- the true owner. It is no different from what is International Civil Aviation Organisation tion Number (NIN). It has provisions for 13 ap- currently done with the International Passport. (ICAO) - Travel plets out of which five (5) is activated at the point The National eID Card is also a travel document of card collection. We shall discuss the Match-on- Electronic Public Key Infrastructure (ePKI) - Security and conforms to such standards as the ICAO just Card for verification, ePKI for security and Travel like the International Passport. This function on -International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) This function facilitates secure communication the Card provides future functionality for anyone in this edition. between persons, users and devices. ePKI as it is who may wish to embark on cross border migra- Match-on-Card (MoC) called helps tion such as regional travel within West Africa. in building The Card has your 10 fingerprints taken at the trust for point of registration safely stored away on it. No transactions unauthorised person as well as can access them. A ensuring secure terminal or a confidential- Card Acceptance ity of busi- Device (CAD) is ness transac- used to match a tions such as specific fingerprint e- against that locked commerce, away on the Card. internet After too many banking and business emails. With the ePKI func- unsuccessful at- tion on the National eID Card, electronic signature Tech Induced Health Issues: Text Neck NIMC 101 Introduction: The advent of technology no doubt The near-constant forward flexing of the neck leads The Procurement Unit is one of the units under has opened up a whole new array of possibilities to changes in the cervical spine affecting the normal the DG/CEO’s Office. It is headed by AGM, and opportunities globally; thus making the world a curvature, nerves and bony segments. Mrs Iwok, and is responsible for acquisition of global Village. Many of us have become accus- goods, works and services for the Commis- tomed to and can barely do without one or more Symptoms: Text neck is commonly associated with chronic headaches and neck pain/soreness. sion. This function is carried out in strict ad- digital devices on a daily basis. With the use of herence with the Public Procurement Act, these digital devices for work and leisure, there Additional symptoms would include: upper back 2007. The roles of the unit include: appears to be a paradigm shift in the way we work pain; shoulder pain and tightness which can cause at our corporate offices, and enjoy our leisure time. muscle spasms, and neurological symptoms 1. Prepare, publish and distribute procurement This rising trend in the use of these divces is not (cervical radiculopathy with radiating pain and and disposal opportunities including invita- without adverse numbness tions to tender, pre-qualification documents effects on our in the arm and invitations for expressions of interest; health. Majority and hands). 2. Co-ordinate the receiving and opening of of these effects tender documents, as well as co-ordinate the occur in the Progres- upper part of sive abnor- evaluation of tenders, quotations and pro- the body, from mal pos- posals; the head, ture could lead to 3. Implement the decisions of the procure- through the ment, tender and disposal committees, includ- neck and shoul- more se- vere and ing coordinating all activities of these commit- ders to the up- tees; per limbs. This permanent article briefly damage 4. Monitor contract management by user de- including highlights the partments to ensure implementation of con- increasing tech- early-onset induced damage to the neck. arthritis in the neck, flattening of the cervical spine tracts in accordance with the terms and condi- curvature, and decreased lung capacity with breath- tions of the contracts., and act as a secretariat The Concept of Text neck: Text neck or For- ing compromise amongst others. to the tender, procurement and disposal com- ward Head Posture (FHP) is the new tech-induced ailment. It represents an overuse syndrome or a Prevention: Primary prevention is key and mittees. repetitive stress injury from frequent forward head measures include: Eye level: Reduce the stress on flexion while looking down at the screens of mobile the neck by holding mobile devices at eye levels or 5. Participate in the preparation of contracts, devices for extended periods of time. Text neck has looking down with eyes only and not head bids, proposals and vendor agreements for become a global epidemic, not only from texting, legal correctness and appropriate pricing, and Limit use: Take frequent breaks from phone or limit maintain an effective working relationship but from prolonged use of all wireless devices in- use of devices cluding mobile phones, tablets, laptops, game de- with vendors. vices etc. Stretching exercises: Perform frequent neck and shoulder rolls to release tension on the muscles Research has shown that over 4 billion of the peo- ple in the world have mobile phones; and 79% of Good posture: Ensure good erect posture while people between 18 and 44 years have their mobile using the screens phones with them most of the time, with only 2 hours of their waking day spent without their Secondary prevention measures may require the phones on hand. Other studies have also shown that services of an orthopaedic surgeon, physiotherapist or chiropractor. messaging has become the dominant form of com- Wikipedia : I know everything. munication, Facebook messenger and WhatsApp Credits: http://www.spine-health.com/blog/modern-spine- Google : I have everything. accounting for more than 60 billion messages daily. ailment-text-neck http://www.patrickchiropractic.com/blog/2014/06/health- Facebook : I know everybody. How does text neck occur? The human head problems-caused-by-technology/ Internet : Without me, you are all nothing. weighs approximately 10 lbs (4.55kg) and for every http://text-neck.com/ PHCN: Keep talking ...we shall see!!! inch forwards away from the neutral, the effective http://activequiropratica.com/blog_articles/ weight of the head on the cervical spine increases. smartphone_neck_pain_pressure.html

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