{"id":3106,"date":"2021-01-18T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T00:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/?p=3106"},"modified":"2023-10-09T10:58:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:58:52","slug":"major-biometric-capture-points-for-the-average-nigerian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/major-biometric-capture-points-for-the-average-nigerian\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Biometric Capture Points for the Average Nigerian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Why We L\ud83d\udc40ked Into This \u00bb<\/span>\ud83c\udfa8<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nigerians complain<\/a> about various places they have to register their biodata.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1. International Passports<\/strong>
\nThough every Nigerian can get an international passport from birth, from age 6, every applicant<\/a> is required to appear at the chosen Immigration Office for photograph and biometric data capturing.<\/p>\n

2. Banks – BVN<\/strong>
\nThough children can have bank accounts, they are classified as minors till they are 18. Bank account holders have their biometric and demographic data captured in the BVN<\/a> (Bank Verification Number) central database and a unique ID, the BVN is generated.<\/p>\n

3. Voter’s Card – PVC<\/strong>
\nFrom 18 years of age, to be an eligible voter<\/a>, there is the biometric voter registration involving the capturing of a voter’s unique personal\/physical details including name, address, fingerprints and photograph.<\/p>\n

4. Driver’s Licence Capture<\/strong>
\nFrom 18 years of age, to obtain a driver’s licence, applicants<\/a> are required to have biometric data captured.<\/p>\n

5. NIN for SIM Cards<\/strong>
\nRecently, it has become mandatory<\/a> to submit NIN (National Identification Number) to use SIM cards in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

6. NIMC<\/strong>
\nThe NIMC Act stipulates<\/a> 16 as the age which a person shall be registered in the national database.<\/p>\n

7. State Residency<\/strong>
\nIn some states, residents also submit biometric data e.g. Kaduna<\/a> and Lagos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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