Following the directive by the Nigerian Communicatios Commission and Minister for Digital Communications, Isa Pantami, Nigeria’s Telecommunications companies have started banning Sims without NIN registration.
The minister, yesterday, directed telecommunication companies to bar (SIMs not yet registered and linked with the National Identification Number (NIN) from Monday, 4/4/2022.
NCC and NIMC in response to yesterday’s directive said, “Outgoing calls will subsequently be barred for telephone lines that have not complied with the NIN-SIM linkage Policy from the April 4th, 2022.
The minister, however, commended Nigerians for the compliance level in registering and linking their SIM to their NIN, saying that 125 million SIMs have had their NINs submitted for immediate linkage, verification and authentication.
