Identigo Launches Verification Solutions for Homes, Businesses

Emma Okonji

Identigo has launched verification solutions that will enable families and organisations to carry out background checks for security reasons, before engaging domestic and organisational staff.

Speaking at the launch in Lagos at the weekend, Executive Director, Identigo, Ms. Olabusayo Soetan, said the launch would help families and organisations across Nigeria to rebuild trust, strengthen security, and support better decision-making.

“Identigo was born out of a simple but urgent realisation: people and organisations need to know who they’re dealing with, before they make critical decisions. Whether it’s hiring a staff member, forming a business partnership, or issuing a visa, those decisions carry serious risks when they’re made without verified information.

“Too many Nigerian households have been hurt by fraud. Too many companies have paid the price for hiring someone who wasn’t who they claimed to be. And too many national systems are held back by inaccurate or outdated data that leads to bad choices and lost opportunities.

“At Identigo, we believe in preventive security, not curative. We don’t wait for things to go wrong before we act. We work to stop them from going wrong in the first place. We empower our clients with the information they need to prevent fraud, avoid misjudgments, and protect what matters,” Soetan said.

According to her, Identigo offers a wide range of background verification services from NIN and BVN verification, to address confirmation, passport authentication, employment history, state of origin, guarantor checks, and more.

National Coordinator & Head of Training, Identigo, Mr. Abdul-Qowiyy Busari, said customers that want to key into the service offerings of Identigo, could download the app from the App Store or the Play Store to register.

“For every verification exercise, the employer can register directly or give access to the employee to register, while personal information is filled via a link. The personal information include: name, phone number, addresses, picture upload, that will aid background checks.

“We are coming from the preventive angle rather than the curative angle. We don’t want any casualty before we swing in. For every verification that we are doing, the clients will receive details of that particular verification within 48 working hours,” Busari said.

Head of Marketing and Communications, Tantacom Group, Mr. John Fadejola, said as strategic partners to Identigo, both organisations remained grounded in a mutual commitment to building a more secure, transparent, and trustworthy business landscape in Africa.

“As Identigo leads the charge in redefining the background verification space, delivering seamless, tech-driven, and preventative security solutions, Tantacom has been entrusted to ensure the innovation reaches the right people, with the right message, at the right time. As the strategic communications partner to Identigo, Tantacom will be spearheading a robust marketing and engagement campaign with four primary objectives: Educate the public; Elevate Identigo’s brand presence across key sectors; Engage stakeholders and industry leaders; and Position Identigo as the go-to partner for identity and background verification across the continent, synonymous with trust, precision, and forward-thinking security,” Fadejola said.

CEO, Codes & Tales, Tope Owoeye, who spoke as a client to Identigo, stressed the need for organisations to engage with platforms like Identigo that have been tested and proven to be trusted.