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NIMC, NCC partner to ease NIN-SIM linkage
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NIMC, NCC partner to ease NIN-SIM linkage

The National Identity Management Commission and the Nigerian Communications Commission have unveiled a strategic partnership aimed at improving processes associated with NIN-SIM linkage. This collaboration was announced through a joint statement signed by Ayodele Babalola, the Technical Adviser for Media and Communications to the DG/CEO of NIMC, and Reuben Muoka, the Director of Public Affairs […]

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NIN: MTN, Airtel bar 9.7 million subscribers

The Mobile Telephone Network and Airtel have reportedly barred 9.7 million of their subscribers from making outgoing calls over their inability to link their National Identification Numbers to their Subscriber Identity Module. The telecommunication companies disclosed this in their recent earnings reports. The report stated that 16.2 million subscribers whose lines were barred had submitted […]

Telecommunications

NCC tasks Nasarawa PLWDs on NIN-SIM linkage

The Nigerian Communications Commission has appealed to Persons Living With Disabilities in Nasarawa State to approach their preferred telecommunication companies and link their National Identification Number to their Subscriber Identity Module. Speaking at the Inclusiveness of Persons With Disabilities Awareness and Engagement Programme in Lafia on Thursday, the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of […]

Telecommunications

NIN registration hits 80.7 million weeks after SIM ban

The Nigeria Identity Management Commission has issued 80.7 million National Identification Numbers, exactly 19 days after the agency deactivated about 72 million telecommunication subscribers for failing to comply with the Federal Government’s NIN-Subscriber Identity Module policy. The data on NIMC’s portal showed that the number of issued NINs hit 80.7 million on April 23, 2022, […]