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Senate wants database for artisans
The committee said the database would be the major platform where companies and government agencies could visit for recruitment of ...
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The committee said the database would be the major platform where companies and government agencies could visit for recruitment of ...
An official said over 80 million unique NINs have been issued.
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The database for births and deaths registration from 2004 to 2019 will be ready by the end of the year.
The Director-General of the bureau, Mamman Ahmadu, said this was aimed at fighting corruption.
The development could potentially save the state and its 16 local governments N437 million monthly.
The Buhari administration is expected to use the register for payment of its promised N5, 000 monthly to poor Nigerians.