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Daily Rendezvous Some security agencies in Nigeria have obtained approval from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, to access the database of the National Identity Management Commission in the course of carrying out their duties. As a result, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said his office through the Nigerian Communications Commission, has conveyed the approval to the relevant security agencies. Pantami declined to name the specific agencies granted the "unfettered access" to Nigerians personal data. He, however, said the development would enhance security as it would help security operatives to go after kidnappers and other criminals. Pantami disclosed this while speaking to the media on the sidelines of LEAP 22, a technology event,  holding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He said, “Some of the security institutions, based on the cybercrime law, are allowed to gain access to the database without coming to us because the databa...

Daily Rendezvous Some security agencies in Nigeria have obtained approval from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, to access the database of the National Identity Management Commission in the course of carrying out their duties. As a result, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said his office through the Nigerian Communications Commission, has conveyed the approval to the relevant security agencies. Pantami declined to name the specific agencies granted the "unfettered access" to Nigerians personal data. He, however, said the development would enhance security as it would help security operatives to go after kidnappers and other criminals. Pantami disclosed this while speaking to the media on the sidelines of LEAP 22, a technology event,  holding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He said, “Some of the security institutions, based on the cybercrime law, are allowed to gain access to the database without coming to us because the databa...