 BIO-key International, Inc. BKYI, an innovative provider of biometric software and hardware solutions for strong, convenient user authentication and large scale identity, announced today it has secured a contract to provide its biometric software and hardware solutions in support of a Nigerian Ministry of Labour program to educate, empower and create employment for one million recent college graduates in Nigeria. The program also seeks to foster the creation of a secure and scalable e-commerce infrastructure to support a variety of industries across Nigeria. The program has been developed in partnership with local consultants, Exponential Launch Africa Limited ELA an affiliate of Technology Transfer Institute of Africa TTI, Imperial Education Services IES, and BIO-key Africa, via a strategic partnership with the National Electronic Labour Exchange NELEX, Nigeria, under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Labour, Nigeria. 