Photos: Pres. Jonathan launches new national e-ID card in Abuja

Today August 28th, President Jonathan launched the new national e-ID at Abuja in the Villa. Powered by MasterCard, the new e-ID card is designed to also be used to transact and receive payments. So it's two in one, ID card and ATM.

The first phase of the project will see 13million Nigerians issued the card while the next phase will target 100million Nigerians. The project is a partnership with MasterCard, the Nigerian National Identity Management Commission and Access bank. See more photos after the cut...