Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Monday said a stronger digital identity system is central to the government’s efforts to reform the mining sector, improve regulation and curb illegal operations.
Alake stated this when he received the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and her team to discuss how digital identity could support the administration’s ongoing reforms in solid minerals.
“A credible identity system is essential to effective governance,” he said, adding that it would help authorities track activities, strengthen regulation, improve security and make better decisions from reliable data.
He said those objectives were critical to sanitising the mining sector and building greater transparency and accountability.
Minister Alake also said the new NIMC Act creates fresh opportunities for stronger collaboration across government.
“By working together and making better use of technology and trusted data, we can improve governance, support investment and deliver lasting reforms in Nigeria’s mining industry,” he said.
NewsQuest reports that the meeting further indicates the government’s drive to use digital tools to tighten oversight in a sector long challenged by illegal mining, weak monitoring and gaps in data.
