“We help businesses automate compliance,” Odegbami says. Youverify correlates data from various sources to help companies identify customers they serve. “We integrate with many different data sources, making it almost impossible to impersonate an individual.”
When it comes to online impersonation and fraud, Nigeria ranks high on the list globally. Nigerian fraudsters have perfected the art of syphoning millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims on false pretences via what’s known as 419 frauds.
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Many countries including the US have had their citizens fall victim to online scams emanating from the country. It is not surprising that this is also a problem within the country itself.
The government has started mass distribution of Huduma Namba cards in Nairobi.
Last month, the Ministry of Interior had announced that those who registered will start receiving notifications to collect their cards.
On Thursday, Interior and Co-ordination of National Government Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho said that the first batch of cards had been dispatched to Huduma Centres across the Nairobi Metropolitan Area and its 17 sub-county offices.
“GoK is sending SMS notifications to those who registered for Huduma Namba to collect their cards. The exercise has begun in Nairobi where collection desks have been set up in all Huduma Centres and all the 17 sub-county offices across the metropolitan area,” he said.
“If you registered, you will soon receive an SMS notification prompting you when and where to collect yours,” the ministry said via Twitter.
In November, the government announced that the current National Identification Card (ID card) will be phased out by December 12, 2021 and replaced by Huduma Namba cards.
Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru had said the government will begin nationwide rollout of the cards in December.
Management system
Huduma Namba, also referred to as the National Integrated Identity Management System (Niims), was introduced in 2019 and was billed as the single source of personal identification for Kenyans and persons resident in Kenya.