The deadline for the linkage of subscribers Identification module (SIM) cards to National Identification Number (NIN) ended yesterday as directed by the Federal Government through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The deadline for the linkage of subscribers Identification module (SIM) cards to National Identification Number ( NIN ) ended yesterday as directed by the Federal Government through the Nigeria n Communications Commission (NCC). The deadline was handed to telecoms operators in December 2023 by the Dr. Aminu Maida-led NCC to ensure that the about 224 million lines in Nigeria are identified.
9mobile, which issued disconnection notice to affected subscribers earlier in the week, had in a statement, disclosed that NCC had to revisit the process again because about 35 per cent of SIMs in use in the country have not been linked to NIN. The 35 per cent mentioned, when checked by The Guardian, showed that about 78 million telephones in the country are defective
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