Glamtush reports that no fewer than 40 million telephone lines were barred by telecommunication operators over the weekend following the expiration of the February 28, deadline issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission mandating telecom consumers to link their Subscriber Identity Modules to their National Identity Numbers (NIN).
This represents a 28 million increase from the 12 million telephone lines initially planned to be deactivated by telcoms, following the NCC directive.
In a December 2023 notice, the NCC had asked telcoms to bar SIMs that had not been linked to their owners’ NINs by February 28, 2024.
On Thursday, the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, ruled out an extension of the deadline, warning that telcoms that failed to enforce the deadline would be sanctioned.
However, to forestall possible disconnection of your mobile number(s), Glamtush highlights the step-by-step guide on how to link one’s mobile numbers to NIN through the use of the NIMC Personal Identity digital application as observed and carefully followed by our correspondent.
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