Nigeria collects fingerprints and photos of children for school feeding program
The Nigerian government has begun collecting fingerprints and photos of children as young as five for the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme. The biometric enrollment aims to confirm eligibility and increase transparency, but the exercise has started before the country's data protection law comes into effect. The motives for collection are unclear, and there have been technical issues with the enrollment tablets. The program already feeds nine million children daily.
- Date it happened
- 2021-10-08
- Organisation involved
- Nigeria's National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP)
- Product, system or model
- HID Global DP4500 biometric scanner and Plovtech enrollment app
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