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BREAKING: Federal govt bans sim card importation
The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned the importation of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards. Minister of Communications and...
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...
You have just few days more to do your SIM-NIM linkage – FG warns Nigerians
In preparation for the enforcement, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami has urged citizens and legal residents to use the next...
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...
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...
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...
FG announces date for issuance of new SIM cards, registration
The federal government has approved the activation of new SIM card registration with mandatory NIN. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr...
JUST IN: FG lifts ban on registration of new SIMs
The Federal Government has lifted the ban on new Subscribers Identification Module (SIMs) card registration, Nationnewslead has learnt. The effective date for...
NIN-SIM verification: Criminals feeling the heat, says FG
The Federal Government on Monday boasted that criminals were now feeling the heat following its directive on the verification of National Identity Numbers with...
Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage Extended Till May 6 – FG
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for linking Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) with valid National Identity Numbers (NIN) by one month....
FG won’t lift ban on SIM registration, as NIN defaulters risk 14-year jail term
THE Federal Government yesterday said there is no plan to lift the ban on new Subscriber Identification Module, SIM, registrations any time soon for security...
