Nigeria Begins Single Data Harmonisation

………..As Pantami gives Term of Reference to Committee

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has given term of reference to the Committee on Citizen Data Harmonization in a bid to address all the concerns raised by the United States Government.

Pantami who chaired the Committee on Citizen Data Harmonization on Tuesday, 11 February 2020 in Abuja listed the Terms of Reference as:

1. Identify all MDAs holding Citizen Data including biometrics;

2. Obtain detailed brief on data held in terms of nature, size, available facility/capacity of personnel;

3. Review nature, quality, facilities of each MDA & capacity of personnel

4. Propose strategies for harmonization, integration  linkage as may be appropriate

5. Estimate the timeline for full- data integration

6. Estimate resource requirements.

It will be recalled that the Committee on Citizen Data Management and Harmonization was  inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Committee has assured that it would enhance speedy harmonization of Nigeria’s numerous citizen identification data held by different government Ministries, Departments and Agencies with a view to ensuring a single database owned and managed by the Federal Government.

Larger members of the Committee include – Minister of Interior – Chairman Minister of Communication and Digital Economy Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Minister of Police Affairs Governor of the Central Bank Inspector General of Police Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service Director General, State Security Services Director General, Nigeria Intelligence Agency Director General, National Identity Management Commission Director General, National Population Commission Others are – Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service Chairman, National Electoral Commission (INEC) Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission Accountant General of the Federation

The Presidential Committee is expected to prepare and submit its final report on or before 16th March, 2020.