Tag: Isa Pantami

How my life was threatened over NIN-SIM data tracking - Pantami
Business

How my life was threatened over NIN-SIM data tracking – Pantami

The former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has stated that his life was threatened by criminals when he reintroduced NIN-SIM data tracking. According to The PUNCH, he expressed dissatisfaction with security services’ failure to use the National Identity Number linked to Subscriber Identity Module data to combat crime, particularly kidnappings and phone-related offences. This […]

FG halts planned 5% tax on GSM calls, SMS
Telecommunications

NIN: Bar outgoing calls from unlinked SIMs, FG orders telcos

The Federal Government has ordered telecommunications operators including MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile to bar all outgoing calls of all Subscriber Identification Module cards not yet linked with the National Identification Number effective today, April 4, 2022. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, announced this in a statement on Monday, saying that the […]