The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Nigeria

Digital ID System

WIP

National Identity Number

Governing entity: National Identity Management Commission
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: Customer service mechanism
Funding organizations identified: World Bank European Investment Bank
Technical Support organizations identified: World Bank
URL: https://nimc.gov.ng
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: NO
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: YES
Relationship with feeder documents: YES
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NA
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: YES
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: NA
Authentication through government portal: NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: NA

Digital Payment System

DPI-like

NIBSS Instant Payment (NIP)

Payment system type: Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2021- USD 655,040 B
Annual volume of transactions: 2021- 3,473 B
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2023- 230+
Types of transactions supported: P2P P2B B2B P2G G2P
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://nibss-plc.com.ng
Last Updated: 25/06/25
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: YES
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Digital Payment System

WIP

Nigeria Mobile money

Payment system type: Mobile money
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank/Other
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2021- USD 17 B
Annual volume of transactions: 2021- 284 M
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2023- 21
Types of transactions supported: P2P P2B B2B P2G G2P
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://www.africanenda.org
Last Updated: 25/06/25
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: YES
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Digital Payment System

WIP

eNaira (CBDC)

Payment system type: CBDC
Status of implementation: Pilot
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2021- USD 448 K
Annual volume of transactions: 2021- 34 K
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2023- 33
Types of transactions supported: P2P P2B B2B P2G G2P
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://www.africanenda.org
Last Updated: 26/05/25
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: YES
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

DPI-like

NGEA (Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture)

Base technical architecture: API Gateway
Status of implementation: Active
Governing Entity: NGEA Governing Committee
Coordination unit: National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public
Ownership: Public
URL: https://academy.ng
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: YES
Scalable architecture: YES
Audit mechanism: YES
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: YES
Enrolment and participation information: YES
Used by more than one public entity: YES
Impact metrics: NA