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There will be no shift in the March 29, 2024 deadline for phone subscribers to link their SIM cards to their national identity numbers , TheCable understands.
“We are not standing back on our decision. March 29th is sacrosanct. Our resolve is hinged on the need to close in on the chaos of untoward ownership of multiple SIM cards with unverified NIN details. We have instances where a single individual has over 10,000 lines linked to his NIN. In some cases, we have seen a single person with 1,000 lines, some 3,000 plus lines. What are they doing with these lines?” the official told TheCable.
“Some people would say they want to use it for car trackers, or for IoTs, but provision has been made for these services already. They are not under the ‘Max-4 Rule.’Advertisement The NCC has also provided mobile network operators an extension till July 31st 2024 within which they are expected to verify all NINs submitted by subscribers with four or less SIMs, as well as bar those whose NIN fails verification with NIMC.
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