Approval conveyed through official letter
Multiple newspaper reports stated that the approval was conveyed in a letter dated January 23, 2025, signed on behalf of the NIMC Director-General/CEO, Abisoye Coker-Odusote.
The development was also disclosed in a statement credited to Segun Shonubi, Executive Director of FIC Professionals Network Plc.
What the ID4D ecosystem enrolment exercise is about
The ID4D programme (Identification for Development) is positioned as a national-scale effort to strengthen Nigeria’s digital identity infrastructure and increase the number of people issued a national identification number under a robust, inclusive foundational ID system.
In its ID4D project description for Nigeria, the World Bank notes the project objective as increasing the number of persons with a national ID number issued by a robust and inclusive system that facilitates access to services.
Why FIC’s participation matters
As reported, FIC was approved after meeting the programme’s requirements, positioning the organisation to support enrolment delivery within the ID4D ecosystem.
FIC is described in reports as a stakeholder-owned organisation and a player in Nigeria’s financial inclusion ecosystem, with prior collaboration linked to professional capacity development in agency banking through the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
Background material published by FIC also describes the organization's focus on building a professional agent network aligned with financial inclusion goals, including support structures for community-based centres and digital identity services.
Media coverage in Nigeria
The appointment/approval was reported by several Nigerian newsrooms in early February 2025, including:
The Nation (February 2, 2025)
Nigeria CommunicationsWeek (February 3, 2025)
Vanguard (February 5, 2025)
The Punch (February 7, 2025)
