{
  "id": 1464576,
  "title": "Seamfix, Federal Government and CFN sign agreement to launch National Digital Identity Infrastructure for Nigeria’s Cooperative Sector",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/seamfix-federal-government-and-cfn-sign-agreement-to-launch-national",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-17T10:24:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/08/17/seamfix-federal-government-and-cfn-sign-agreement-to-launch-national-digital-identity-infrastructure-for-nigerias-cooperative-sector/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Seamfix Limited has signed an agreement with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Cooperative Federation of Nigeria to develop a national digital identity and verification infrastructure. This infrastructure, called the National Cooperative Smart Registry, aims to register, verify, and connect cooperative societies and their members across Nigeria.\n\nThe registry will provide a digital identity for cooperative societies and their members. According to Nairametrics, this initiative is a collaboration between Seamfix Limited, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, and the Cooperative Federation of Nigeria.\n\nThere is no additional information on the implementation timeline or specifics of the registry's functionality.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}