…widespread difficulties with fingerprint recognition, leading to extensive use of facial recognition for accreditation in many locations. It urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to assess BVAS performance across different categories of voters, authentication methods and device conditions ahead of the 202…

…US authorities to curb the use of AI-manipulated images in official documentation, as facial recognition systems used by border agencies increasingly rely on unaltered, high-fidelity photographs to verify travellers’ identities.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has unveiled a biometric facial recognition system, known as V-Pass, which it says will allow passengers travelling through domestic airports to verify their identities without presenting physical identification documents. The authority announced the initiative in a post on its…

…she said. She added that biometric verification, including fingerprints and facial recognition, makes it virtually impossible for one person to maintain multiple identities. “Absolutely. One of the things that this Act has done is to cement our role in capturing biometrics. Private and public sector organisations will…

…was no reason for anybody to wait until the fingerprint alone is accepted. You can use facial recognition and let people vote,” he said. Maku further alleged incidents of ballot box snatching and electoral manipulation in several communities, including Ningo-Bohar, Moro electoral wards and Alushi. He urged security age…

…alleged. He called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deploy facial recognition technology in situations where fingerprint verification fails, arguing that voters’ photographs are already contained in the electoral register. The former minister further claimed that similar technical challenges w…

…he said AI could support drone surveillance, CCTV monitoring, intelligence gathering and facial recognition to track criminal activities. He argued that Nigeria must invest in data centres and other infrastructure required to store and process data locally, adding that Nigeria had conditions that could attract data cen…