Monrovia, July 9 -- President Joseph Boakai has appointed his National Security Advisor, Samuel Kofi Woods, to chair a newly formed steering committee to oversee the implementation of the National Biometric Identification System (NBIS), with a revised rollout deadline of April 13, 2026.

By Augustus D.R. Bortu

According to a presidential memo dated July 5, 2025, the steering committee includes the Ministries of Internal Affairs, Foreign Affairs, and Post and Telecommunications; the Liberia Telecommunications Authority; the National Identification Registry (NIR); the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL); the National Elections Commission (NEC); the Senior Economic Advisor; and the President's Delivery Unit.

The memo stated that the committee i...