Tinubu signs NIMC 2026 Act into law, resets Nigeria’s digital identity architecture

…New law positions Commission at centre of Nigeria’s digital economy, cybersecurity and $1tn growth ambition

Abuja: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2026 into law, handing the Commission sweeping new powers to manage Nigeria’s digital identity infrastructure in what officials describe as the most far-reaching reform of the country’s…