 The federal government has approved new conditions of service and salaries for the staff of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Issa Pandemi, announced this during a formal presentation of the approved conditions of service that NIMC staff in Abuja said it was a significant departure from what was currently obtainable. Pandemi said the NIMC conditions of service was a comprehensive document saying that it would serve as the machinery through which the commission would articulate and implement its personal policies and programs. According to the minister, the commission plays a critical role that imparts the life of every Nigerian and four people legally resident in the country.