Di Nigerian Senate on Wednesday don pass di National Identity Management Commission (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2025.
Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC–Ekiti), move di motion for di rescission, re-committal, and passage of di bill for plenary.
E talk say di National Assembly observe some serious issues wey need fresh legislative action after dem don first pass di bill before.
According to am, one technical committee wey include people from Senate, House of Representatives, and Directorate of Legal Services don work together on top di matter before dem bring am back.
Based on Senate Order 1(b) and 52(b), di lawmakers agree to cancel di earlier decision and re-commit di bill for new consideration.
After dem go through am clause by clause for Committee of di Whole, di bill finally pass.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, thank all di lawmakers and stakeholders wey contribute to di process. E talk say e believe President Bola Tinubu go sign di bill into law once dem send am reach e desk.
Di bill go make NIMC work better to manage national ID system and improve Nigeria data management for better governance.
