The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that it has completed the linking of all phone numbers in the country to a National Identification Number (NIN).

The sad reality of not linking Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) cards to the National Identity Numbers (NINs) is gradually setting in as some subscribers have reported their telephone lines being barred for both incoming and outgoing calls.

Telecom operators are awaiting the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block all unlinked SIMs after the deadline for linking SIMs to National Identity Numbers (NINs) ended on Saturday.

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment, verification and authentication, modification of data and other services are going on seamlessly to meet the needs of Nigeria for the NIN-SIM linkage deadline.

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecom operators to immediately reactivate all lines that were disconnected due to the failure to verify their National Identification Numbers (NINs) with their subscriber identification modules (SIMs). The commission, however, urged members of the public who are yet to verify their SIMs to do so as soon as…

Nigeria’s $76 billion telecoms sector is currently under the weather and desires urgent medical attention from within and outside.

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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled a mobile application for modification of data on the National Identification Number (NIN). Nigerians can make corrections of name, date of birth, phone numbers incorrectly registered with their NIN on the mobile application, the commission said in a post on X. https://twitter.com/nimc_ng/status/1771489160806678973 The application and online portal…

telecommunications operators may incur about N83.3 billion loss based on Average Revenue per User (ARPU) monthly after disconnecting over 12 million telephones lines from their networks due to National Identity Number (NIN)

Telecommunications firm, MTN has disclosed that following the December 2023 directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for telecoms operators to disconnect unlinked SIMs to NIN, it discovered that 19 million needed verifications. By the February 28 deadline, MTN said it had verified 4.3 million telephone lines. The firm disclosed this in its Audited Financial…

Telecommunication subscribers have appealed to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the NIN-SIM linkage deadline from tomorrow to March 31, 2024.