The outgoing Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the merger of National Identity Number (NIN) and bank debit cards.

With this development, NewsOrient Network reports that a Nigerian is now free to approach his commercial bank and demand for a single multi purpose card that will serve both as his NIN card and bank debit card.

The Federal Executive Council, gave the approval for the merger on Wednesday, when it endorsed a memo from the National Identity Management Commission allowing banks to print debit cards that double as National identity cards.

“It is going to be a form of multipurpose card where it will serve as your national identity card on one hand and also your bank card on the other hand, either MasterCard, Visa or any other kind of card,” the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, told State House Correspondents after Wednesday’s valedictory meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Aso Rock Villa.

Source: http://newsorientng.com