By Yemi Adeleye
Lagos – The National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) on Wednesday said it was set to deploy the NIMC Verification Service (NVS) for use by companies involved in Insurance and Pensions.
The commission, in a statement signed by Mr Loveday Ogbonna, Head, Corporate Communications, said that the development followed the successful implementation and adoption of the platform by most financial institutions.
“Separate presentation forums were organised by the Business Development and Commercial Services (BDCS) Department at the Training Centre of the NIMC headquarters, Abuja recently to demonstrate the verification procedures.
“In attendance were NICON Insurance Plc, Great Nigerian insurance Plc, Joy Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Custodian Life Insurance Plc, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), SIGMA Pensions Ltd, Pension Alliance Ltd, amongst others,” it read.
Ogbonna quoted the Deputy General Manager of the BDCS Department, Mrs Carolyn Folami as saying that NIMC was committed to its mandate to be a one-stop shop for identity management in Nigeria.
“NIMC is meant to regulate the identity sector and all transactions related to identity.
“Part of NIMC’s mandate is to work in partnership with all institutions, including the Insurance sector in Nigeria, to ensure that the National Identification Number (NIN) is used for all transactions.
“The Application Program Interface (API) for the NIMC Verification Service is already being deployed to institutions like the banks, who can query the system for over 17 million people who have enrolled for NIN and have had their details captured on the National Database,” Folami is quoted as saying.
The DGM, according to the statement, stressed the need to harmonise insurance companies’ databases with the National Identity Database.
She said that an insurance applet, although yet to be activated, is also included on the National e-ID Card.(NAN)