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By Our Reporter.  The Nigeria Agricultural Payment Initiative (NAPI) has launched an initiative to enroll children in Kogi State into the National Identity Database and issue unique identification numbers (NIN) to each child. Speaking at the ceremony, Kogi State Commissioner for Livestock Development, Dr. Olufemi Bolarin, described the program as a dream come true, enabling children to take possession of their country. "We cannot take possession of our country until we are citizens, and what makes us citizens? We must have that unique identification number. Everywhere all over the world, they have it, so why is Nigeria different?" Dr. Bolarin emphasized the importance of citizenship and identity, highlighting that the enrollment will enable the government to have details of every citizen and serve as a source of planning. The Commissioner noted that the move will reduce insecurity to the barest minimum and encouraged the children to ensure they enroll ...

By Our Reporter.  The Nigeria Agricultural Payment Initiative (NAPI) has launched an initiative to enroll children in Kogi State into the National Identity Database and issue unique identification numbers (NIN) to each child. Speaking at the ceremony, Kogi State Commissioner for Livestock Development, Dr. Olufemi Bolarin, described the program as a dream come true, enabling children to take possession of their country. "We cannot take possession of our country until we are citizens, and what makes us citizens? We must have that unique identification number. Everywhere all over the world, they have it, so why is Nigeria different?" Dr. Bolarin emphasized the importance of citizenship and identity, highlighting that the enrollment will enable the government to have details of every citizen and serve as a source of planning. The Commissioner noted that the move will reduce insecurity to the barest minimum and encouraged the children to ensure they enroll to take their country ba...