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.
We had almost 15 SANs in court today. The court was full to the brim. Listening to those learned Silks the highlight of my day. Days like this remind me that there is always more to learn, and the journey to excellence in the legal profession is as inspiring as it is endless.
Nigeria just replaced a 19-year-old identity law.
The NIMC Act 2026 was signed yesterday and almost nobody is talking about what it actually does to the infrastructure underneath your fintech product.
Let me break it down.
In State Police era, if a Northern governor pardons a terrorist & that terrorist enters the SW, he will be caught & sentenced to death as a terrorist. A pardoned terrorist in the North is not pardoned in the SW. Keep your repentant terrorists; don't let them move to the SW o.
“To start Akara business doesn't take a lot of money. To start roasting corn and kuli-kuli doesn't take much. We didn't give them a loan, we gave them a grant. We have encouraged Nigerians as best as we could.”
— First Lady Oluremi Tinubu.
There’s no such thing as SOULMATE, there’s no one person created to be your life partner. God didn’t even think about you when he was creating your partner. Relax!