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Why kidnappers still demand ransom via phone calls despite NIN, sim card link — Pantami
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, has explained that although...
NIN-SIM link: Buhari dragged to court over blocked lines
President Muhammadu Buhari has been sued for blocking persons yet to link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The...
How to Link Your MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile SIM Cards with NIN on NIMC Mobile App
Linking your SIMs to your National Identity Number (NIN) is now compulsory following the recent directive of the federal government which asked telecom...
How to Check If Your NIN Has Been Successfully Linked to Your MTN, Glo, Airtel, 9mobile SIM
The barring of some SIMs from making outgoing calls by telecom companies in line with the federal government’s directive has again brought to the...
NCC: SIM-NIN linkage pre-condition for unbarring call
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday urged subscribers barred from making calls from their phones to link their Subscriber Identity...
Step to take if your SIM cards remain barred after linking with NIN
Following the federal government’s directive, telecommunication companies in Nigeria such as MTN, Airtel, GLO and 9mobile have barred over 70 million...
NIN: Buhari given 72 hours ultimatum to unblock lines of 72 million Nigerians
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has given President Muhammadu Buhari a 72-hours ultimatum to reverse the decision to block the mobile...
NIN: Network operators told to unbar phone lines immediately
The Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders Assembly, COSMBYLA, has asked the Federal Government to immediately direct the network providers to unbar...
MTN, GLO, Airtel, Others Announce Plan To Block Nigerian Subscribers’ Lines Over Failure To Link NIN With SIM
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has reacted to an order by the Nigerian government to bar outgoing calls on...
NIN-SIM linkage: FG bars outgoing calls from April 4
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami has commended Nigerians and legal residents for their support during the exercise to link National...
NIN-SIM linkage: SERAP sues Buhari over security agencies’ access to subscribers’ details
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to rescind his “approval” for security agencies to...
WAEC reverses No-NIN No-Exam policy for 2022 WASSE
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says that prospective school candidates without National Identification Number (NIN) will be allowed to write...
Nigerians Should Present National Identity Number Even Before Using Restaurant – Pantami
The Minister for Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, who has been linked to terrorists’ activities in the recent past, has stated that in...
Failure of SIM-NIN linkage to nail kidnappers
SEVERAL media reports since July this year have confirmed that the much-vaunted linkage of the Subscriber Identification Module, SIM, with the National...
NIN’ll make identity of Internet users known to FG, says Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said the National Identification Number will enable the Federal Government and...
Why FG extends NIN-SIM verification till December
Federal Government has extended the deadline for the National Identity Number, NIN, Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, data verification to the end of 2021,...
NIN-SIM linkage: Subscribers want two-month extension as deadline nears
Telecommunication subscribers are clamouring for a two-month extension of the October 31 deadline for National Identity Number-Subscriber Identity Module...
Telecos to pay N200,000 for failing to verify NIN – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has proposed a fine of N200,000 for mobile communications services providers that fail to verify and validate...
BREAKING: FG Announces New Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage
l The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the 26th of July, 2021. A statement jointly signed by...
JAMB blames NIN requirement as revenue drops to N5.8bn
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has attributed the drop in the revenue it generated from the sale of forms for the 2021 Unified Tertiary and...
