Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has explained why some telecommunications subscribers who had earlier linked their SIM cards to their National Identification Numbers (NINs) had their mobile lines barred.
Last week, the NCC gave a directive to telecom service providers to bar subscribers, who did not link their phone numbers to their NIN on or before February 28, 2024.
Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, NCC spokesman Reuben Muoka said some SIM cards have verification and identification issues like disparity in information such as names and other data.
“People who probably didn’t get a cleared or verified NIN have been barred because the earlier ones they submitted were not good.
“There are still some subscribers whose NINs are yet to be verified by NIMC and those have to also be corrected.”
Muoka urged subscribers to visit the outlets of their service providers to validate their NINs and resolve other matters.
“For now, it requires those physical visits to the stations to get it verified and validated but in the future, we hope that this will be done virtually.”
