The National Identification and Registration Act, 2021 which will see the implementation of the National Identification System NIDS, was passed in the Senate, yesterday (November 19).
The bill was passed with 8 amendments.
In April 2019, the Constitutional Court highlighted deficiencies in the previous 2017 act.
However, these have been fully addressed in the new legislation.
Under the act, the existing Taxpayer Registration Number, TRN, will be used as the unique nine-digit National Identification Number, NIN.
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, thanked everyone who played a role in the process.
