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[Nyesom Ezenwo Wike @GovWike]

We continued with our commissioning of projects in the FCT yesterday, with the official commissioning of the newly rehabilitated over 16km Old Keffi Road—stretching from Kado Village through Life Camp to Dei-Dei Junction by the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX).

The critical road project was inaugurated by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who represented Mr President, and I appreciate the President for steadfastly backing the FCT Administration's infrastructural drive.

Most importantly, I am very happy that all the promises Mr. President made to the people around this area have been fulfilled.

During the ceremony, I noticed a group of residents holding up banners and pleading for the rehabilitation of the rural Kagini-Zauda-Kabba road and I responded immediately by directing the Executive Secretary of the FCDA to ensure the deployment of Lubriks Construction Company to the area.

The road will connect three major settlements of Kagini, Kaba and Zauda, starting from the Outer Northern Expressway (Kubwa/Zuba expressway) in Kagini and terminate on the Old Keffi Road in Zauda.

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[Nyesom Ezenwo Wike @GovWike]

We continued with our commissioning of projects in the FCT yesterday, with the official commissioning of the newly rehabilitated over 16km Old Keffi Road—stretching from Kado Village through Life Camp to Dei-Dei Junction by the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX).

The critical road project was inaugurated by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who represented Mr President, and I appreciate the President for steadfastly backing the FCT Administration's infrastructural drive.

Most importantly, I am very happy that all the promises Mr. President made to the people around this area have been fulfilled.

During the ceremony, I noticed a group of residents holding up banners and pleading for the rehabilitation of the rural Kagini-Zauda-Kabba road and I responded immediately by directing the Executive Secretary of the FCDA to ensure the deployment of Lubriks Construction Company to the area.

The road will connect three major settlements of Kagini, Kaba and Zauda, starting from the Outer Northern Expressway (Kubwa/Zuba expressway) in Kagini and terminate on the Old Keffi Road in Zauda.

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#Renewedhope2027

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#Renewedhope2027

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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For 53 years, the NYSC has served the cause of national unity. That mission remains important and must be preserved.

But the Nigeria of today demands more.

Our young people are nearly 70 per cent of our population. They are not a burden to be managed… They are the engine of the one-trillion-dollar economy we are building and the hope of this nation.

We are repositioning the NYSC from a mobilisation scheme into a national development platform for skills, employability, productivity and enterprise.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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The NYSC orientation programme will now become a six-week journey.

It will begin with civic responsibility, leadership, values and personal development. It will then move into career readiness, entrepreneurship, digital and financial skills. Finally, corps members will receive specialised training aligned with their academic background and career pathway.

These streams will include agriculture, health, education, technology, law, public service, infrastructure, green economy, enterprise, creative economy, and para-military/security service.

Every corps member must leave NYSC better prepared for work, enterprise and national service.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

On Monday, at the Federal Executive Council, our administration approved the most consequential reforms of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme since its establishment in 1973.

On the day I was sworn in as your President, I promised to create meaningful opportunities for our young people. I said women and youth would feature prominently in our administration, and this reform is partly the actualisation of that promise.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

I welcome African policymakers, innovators, investors, entrepreneurs and private sector leaders to Lagos as Nigeria hosts the AfCFTA Digital Trade Forum 2026. @AfCFTA

This year’s Forum, themed “Digital Trade for a Connected African Market,” comes at a defining moment. Africa must now move from aspiration to execution, and from agreements on paper to prosperity in the lives of our people.

Nigeria is proud to serve as one of Africa’s AfCFTA Digital Trade Champions. We understand the responsibility that comes with this role, and we are matching it with action.

Through the National Single Window @NSW_Nigeria, we are building a faster, simpler and more transparent trading system that will reduce delays, improve compliance, lower costs, and support our importers, exporters, manufacturers and MSMEs.

Through B’Odogwu, the Nigeria Customs Service @CustomsNG is modernising customs administration, strengthening revenue assurance, improving cargo clearance, and reducing friction at our borders.

These reforms sit alongside our broader digital public infrastructure agenda: digital identity, interoperable payments, data governance and the growth of platforms that allow Nigerian businesses to serve African and global markets. With Nigeria, Kenya and Morocco now piloting the AfCFTA’s ADAPT framework, we are moving from policy to practice in connecting our national trade systems across the continent.

The AfCFTA gives Africa the market. Digital trade gives that market speed, scale and reach.

Nigeria will continue to work with our African brothers and sisters to build a continent that trades more with itself, creates more value for itself, and competes with confidence in the world.

The future of African trade is digital, connected and full of promise.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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I must commend the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Joint Committee on Identity and National Population Commission, and the distinguished members of the National Assembly for their invaluable contributions to the passage of this landmark legislation.

I also acknowledge the Honourable Minister of the Interior, our development partners including Identity for Development (ID4D), the management and staff of NIMC, and all Nigerians whose support made this historic achievement possible.

Together, we are building a more secure, inclusive and prosperous Nigeria.

This is the Renewed Hope Agenda at work.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu
PRESIDENT

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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And for those who think they can exploit the system, those who forge identities, register multiple times, or steal the identities of others, hear me clearly.

Penalties have been increased by up to 100 times. Fines of up to ₦20 million for corporate bodies. Minimum five years’ imprisonment for unauthorised access, multiple registration and impersonation. The Commission now has court-authorised powers to investigate, search, seize evidence, decrypt data and arrest offenders.

There will be no tolerance for it.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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To strengthen governance, the Act reconstitutes NIMC’s Governing Board with representation from 14 key government agencies including INEC, NHIS, FRSC, NRS, PENCOM, Nigeria Police Force, NIS, the Office of the National Security Adviser, National Population Commission, CBN, DSS, EFCC, Chief of Defence Staff and the Corporate Affairs Commission.

The Chairman must have at least 15 years’ cognate experience. Commissioners, at least 10. And for the first time, the Chairman and five Commissioners must each represent one of our six geo-political zones. This is accountability, federal character, and how we govern.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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I gave specific instructions that this law must protect the most vulnerable among us. I'm proud to say that it does.

The Act creates an Identifier system for vulnerable persons, including those without permanent residences, and mandates special measures to bring underserved Nigerians into the identity system. It expands financial and social inclusion by connecting every Nigerian to the digital economy through a trusted identity.

And for our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora, this Act guarantees wider, easier and more convenient access to identity services wherever you are in the world. You are not forgotten. You are part of this Nigeria.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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Your National Identification Number will now be required for passports, voter registration, bank accounts, land transactions, telecoms, pensions, insurance, tax payments, consumer credit and all government services.

One person. One identity. One number.

The NIMC Act 2026 also introduces the General Multipurpose Card. One Card, Multiple Possibilities. A single, versatile identity credential for verification across every sector of our national life.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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I will not allow the data of Nigerians to be treated carelessly.

This Act aligns our identity system with the Nigerian Data Protection Act. The act expressly says your personal information cannot be accessed without your consent. It cannot be used beyond the purpose for which you gave it, and any access must go through proper legal channels.

This is your right as a Nigerian, and this law protects it.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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This law makes NIMC the Root Certification Authority for Nigeria’s National Public Key Infrastructure and Digital Public Infrastructure. With this, NIMC now holds the keys to trust in our digital economy: every digital signature, every secure transaction, and every verified identity.

This is how serious nations build digital economies, and we are building one for Nigeria.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

I have today signed the NIMC Act 2026 into law.

For nearly twenty years, Nigeria’s identity system operated under a law written for a different era. That era is over.

This new Act gives our nation a modern, secure and digital identity framework fit for the Nigeria we are building, a Nigeria on the path to becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy.

[Nyesom Ezenwo Wike @GovWike]

Today, being Day 15 of our 31-day projects commissioning in the FCT, we were in Dafa Village to officially commission the newly constructed Gomani-Dafa-Yangoji Road in the Kwali Area Council of the FCT.

The road project, which was awarded in November, 2025, and completed under 10 months, marked a major milestone in the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda to bridge the development gap between Abuja's urban centers and its rural communities.

As emphasised by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, who was represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Abuja cannot be a city of two worlds, with gleaming districts and forgotten settlements.

The project was occasioned as a result of community-led development, where the Council Chairman and traditional rulers directly nominated a 43km road network required in the area to address security challenges and improve the lives of the people.

Tomorrow, we will be in Gaduwa District to commission another road project.

[Nyesom Ezenwo Wike @GovWike]

Today, being the 13th day of our 31-day projects commissioning in the FCT, the full-scope development of Collector Roads C01 and C02 in Mabushi District, linking Mabushi bus terminal to Ahmadu Bello Way in Abuja was officially commissioned.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, who was represented at the ceremony by Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON, aptly described the completion of the road project as a tangible manifestation of his administration's Renewed Hope Agenda.

I thank the Vice President for creating time out of his tight schedule to be part of our celebration of the President with unprecedented projects commissioning.

No doubt, our sweeping successes in the infrastructural revolution in the FCT is entirely as a result of the unwavering support of Mr President. A focused leadership leaves subordinates with no choice but to deliver top-tier results.

We will continue with the celebration of the third year anniversary of Mr President with the commissioning of roads in Karu on Monday, next week.

[Nyesom Ezenwo Wike @GovWike]

Today, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, represented by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, officially commissioned the Karu Satellite Town water supply network, with more than 194 kilometres of secondary and tertiary pipeline networks designed to provide treated and potable water to residents of Karu, Orozo, Jikwoyi, Kurudu and neighbouring communities.

In response to President Tinubu’s directive that critical infrastructure should extend beyond the city centre to communities on the outskirts of Abuja, the project was awarded in August 2025, and completed within one year.

I thank Mr President for supporting people-centred projects across the FCT, particularly in satellite communities that have historically suffered infrastructure deficits.

[Nyesom Ezenwo Wike @GovWike]

Today, we commissioned the newly constructed Court of Appeal Judges’ Quarters in the Katampe District of the FCT.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, who was represented by the Chief Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, at the occasion, which also coincided with the flag-off of the construction of residential quarters for the National Industrial Court and the Code of Conduct Tribunal Judges, emphasized that the project represented a tangible demonstration of his administration's enduring commitment to the welfare, dignity, and independence of the Nigerian judiciary.

The President made it clear that a robust justice sector is the bedrock of good governance, economic growth, and social stability.

When we took bold administrative steps to secure the land, which was allocated to a major construction firm more than 15 years ago but was left completely undeveloped, I was accused of land grabbing on social media.

But today, those who accused me of land grabbing can now see that I didn't grab any land. Rather, I only took the land from those who left it undeveloped for over 15 years, developed the land and provided infrastructure for our judicial officers.

Tomorrow, which will be Day 6 of our projects commissioning, we will commission the Federal High Court Judges’ Quarters in the same Katampe District of the FCT.