23/07/2026
Powering Identity, Transforming Energy: NIMC Strengthens Partnership with the Presidency
As part of ongoing strategic engagements with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Director General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, led her management team on a working visit to the Special Adviser to the President on Energy (Oil and Gas), Mrs. Olu A. Verheijen, to deepen collaboration in advancing Nigeria’s digital identity ecosystem.
The meeting focused on leveraging the opportunities presented by the newly enacted NIMC Act 2026 to strengthen identity integration across the energy sector, improve service delivery, enhance transparency, and support data-driven planning and policy implementation.
Mrs. Verheijen commended the remarkable progress made by NIMC under the leadership of Engr. Coker-Odusote and reaffirmed her commitment to fostering strategic collaboration. She emphasized that a robust digital identity system is critical to driving efficiency, accountability, and inclusive access to government initiatives within the oil and gas sector.
The visit concluded with both parties expressing their readiness to work together in advancing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda through the seamless integration of trusted digital identity into Nigeria’s energy ecosystem.
