🌐 Nigeria Launches First Blockchain-Backed National Identity System

In April 2025, Nigeria became the first country in Africa to fully roll out a blockchain-based digital identity system for its citizens, using the technology to combat fraud, increase transparency, and expand access to public services.

🪪 The new system stores encrypted identity records on a public blockchain, allowing individuals to prove citizenship, access financial services, and vote — all from their mobile phones.

💡 Built in partnership with a local Layer-1 chain and audited by international firms, the system supports self-sovereign identity (SSI), meaning users control how and where their data is shared.

⚖️ Experts say this could be a model for other emerging economies looking to leapfrog outdated infrastructure by embracing Web3 governance tools.

📣 With nearly 200 million people, Nigeria’s move signals that blockchain isn’t just about money — it’s about infrastructure for the future.

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