All 195 countries · Western Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria's NIN is required for banking, telecoms, passports and more, and a new NIMC Act (2026) makes NIMC the root authority for digital identity. The eNaira is live but little used and is being repositioned.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Nigeria
- Program
- National Identification Number (NIN), NIMC
- Status
- Mandatory for daily life
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
- Law
- NIMC Act 2026 (replaces 2007 Act)
President Tinubu signed the NIMC Act 2026 in June 2026. Reports describe the NIN as required for banking, telecoms, passports, voter registration and land transactions. Over 140 million people were registered by September 2026, and the government set a December 2026 target of 95 percent coverage.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Launched
- Name
- eNaira
The eNaira launched in 2021. The IMF reported in 2023 that 98.5 percent of wallets had never been used. The central bank's June 2026 Payments Vision 2028 admits low uptake and refocuses it on government payments and cross-border use.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-09Rolling it out
Government set a December 2026 deadline for 95 percent NIN coverage. ThisDay ↗
- 2026-06Rolling it out
The NIMC Act 2026 was signed, naming NIMC the root certificate authority. Mondaq ↗
- 2026-06Pushback
The central bank's roadmap acknowledged low eNaira adoption and shifted its focus. Financial Afrik ↗
UN and WHO
How Nigeria has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 55.7 · rank 143 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 3
Sovereignty score
How the -4 adds up
- -2Launched a CBDC to the public source ↗
- -2Digital ID required for banking, phones or daily life source ↗
Points come only from public, sourced actions we track, scored the same way for every country. It isn't a grade of a whole government. How scoring works →
Nobody runs this from the top
Start a group in Nigeria
A free, self-run kit: your first meeting, your first 30 days, ten campaigns and copy-ready letters. Bring this page to your first meeting.
Nearby · Western Africa
Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.