The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the completion of the implementation process linking every phone number in the country to a national identification number (NIN).
The Nigerian Communications Commission says it has completed the implementation of the federal government’s policy to link all phone numbers in the country to a national identification number .
Stressing the significance of the concluded NIN-SIM linkage initiative, Maida acknowledged the challenges faced by Nigerians during the process. “Today, there is no phone number that we cannot associate with a verified NIN. Not just a number, but a number that has been verified.”
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