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- 25 Jul 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification Deadline to October 31, As Enrolments Hit 59.8m
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to October 31, 2021. The government said that the decision to…
- 1 Feb 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Integration Deadline by 8 Weeks
Federal government has extended the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) linkage exercise by eight weeks. This is the second extension of the exercise. The first…
- 7 Feb 2021
Stakeholders Demand 6-Month NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline Extension
Stakeholders in the telecom space have called for further extension of the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise by six months. They noted…
- 2 Apr 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline to May 6
Federal government has extended the deadline for the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card of mobile phone owners in the country by one…
- 9 Apr 2021
FG Reports over 2.6m NIN-SIM Data Linkage Monthly
Federal Government has said the current number of monthly enrolments for NIN-SIM data linkage has increased significantly to about 2.6 million registrations. This was disclosed recently in a meeting…
- 4 May 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage to June 30 as Enrolment Hits 54 Million
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification till June 30, 2021. The extension came after a virtual meeting chaired by the Minister of…
- 6 May 2021
Buhari Says NIN-SIM Linkage Will Cover Security Structure, Identify Crooks
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to participate in the ongoing synchronization of National Identification Number (NIN) with SIM cards across the country, as it will provide a…
- 17 May 2021
NIN-SIM Linkage Regulation in Nigeria Impacts on Airtel Africa Customer Base
Airtel Africa says the new SIM card registration regulations in Nigeria have negatively affected the growth of its customer base in Africa. According to the company’s most recent financial statement,…
- 19 Jan 2021
FG Announces New Deadline for NIN-SIM Linkage
Federal Government has extended the deadline for Nigerians to register and link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their SIM cards before February 9, 2021. This information was posted on…
- 30 Sept 2021
NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline Remains October 31 — NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged telecoms subscribers to link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) before the expiration of the…
- 14 Dec 2021
FG Hints of NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline Extension, Records 35% Enrolment Target
Dr. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has disclosed that as of December 10, 2021, over 70 million unique national identity number enrolments have been recorded. Dr. Isa…
- 3 Feb 2022
NIN-SIM Linkage: FG Gives Security Agencies Nod to Access Subscribers’ Details
Some security agencies have got an approval from the President Muhammadu Buhari, to access the database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) the course of carrying out their duties.…
- 6 Feb 2022
NIN-SIM Linkage: SERAP Writes Buhari over ‘Unlawful Access To Subscribers Details’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his good offices and leadership position to urgently review and rescind the reported approval for…
- 4 Apr 2022
NIN-SIM Linkage: Buhari Orders Telcos to Block Unlinked Lines Immediately
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of the NIN-SIM policy which restricts calls on any SIM not linked with a National Identity Number (NIN), effect from April 4, 2022.…
- 10 Apr 2022
NIN-SIM linkage: Unblocking SIM Cards Require SIM Linkage- NCC Warns
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially informed telecoms consumers, whose Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are barred from making calls, that affected SIMs will not be…
- 16 Jan 2024
NIN-SIM Linkage: Subscribers Complain of Barred Phone Lines
Some telecommunications subscribers on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the barring of their lines by telcos despite having linked their National Identification Numbers (NIN) with their SIM…
- 4 Mar 2024
NIN-SIM Linkage: 40m Subscribers Disconnected- ALTON
Telecommunications companies say they have disconnected over 40 million subscribers who did not present their National Identity Numbers (NIN) in line with Nigeria’s Subscribers Identification Module…
- 17 Mar 2024
NIMC, NCC Partner to Enhance NIN-SIM Linkage Processes
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing processes related to the National…
- 25 Mar 2024
NIN-SIM Linkage: Telcos to Bar More Phones Lines from March 29
Telecommunications operators in the country are gearing up for another round of disconnections of phone lines for subscribers who have failed to link their National Identification Numbers (NIN) with…
- 29 Jul 2024
NIN-SIM Verification: Reactivate Barred Lines Immediately NCC Orders Telcos
Nigerian Communications Commission has directed all telecom operators to reactivate all lines that were disconnected over the weekend in view of the short time available for consumers to undertake…
- 29 Jul 2024
NIN-SIM Linkage: Protest Not Why MTN, Glo, Airtel and 9mobile Bar Subscribers’ Lines
Telecommunication operators in Nigeria, particularly MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9mobile have started barring subscribers’ lines. Investigation on Sunday shows that the telcos’ actions are based on the…
- 28 Aug 2024
NCC Announces September 14 as Final Deadline for NIN-SIM Linkage Compliance
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced September 14 as the ‘final deadline’ for the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) with the Subscriber Identification Module…
- 1 Sept 2024
NCC Uncovers Thousands of Illegally Linked SIM Cards ahead of NIN-SIM Deadline
Recent investigations by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC),…
- 16 Sept 2024
Over 65m GSM Lines Risk Disconnection over SIM-NIN Linkage
About 65 million phone lines are at risk of disconnection after telecom operators refused to grant subscribers an extension to the National Identification Number (NIN) -Subscriber Identity Module…
- 10 Oct 2024
NCC Completes NIN-SIM Linkage for All Phone Numbers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it has successfully completed the federal government’s policy linking all phone numbers to a National Identification Number (NIN). Aminu Maida,…
- 5 Feb 2025
Reps Begin Probe of Telcos Over Illegal NIN-SIM Linkage
The House of Representatives on Wednesday launched an investigation into allegations of telcom providers linking National Identification Numbers (NIN) to subscribers’ lines without their consent.…
- 15 Jul 2026
Why Bandits, Kidnappers are Hard to Trace despite NIN-SIM Linkage - FG
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has explained why kidnappers and terrorists are not always traceable despite the country’s expanding digital identity infrastructure. NIMC explanation…
- 29 Jun 2021
FG Approves New Deadline NIN-SIM Verification, As Enrolment Systems Hit 5,410
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021. The decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by stakeholders on the…
- 1 May 2022
SIM-NIN Linkage Now Frustrating Terrorists in North East – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the ongoing implementation of the National Identity Number and SIM linkage policy in Nigeria has denied terrorists and bandits access to…
- 27 Mar 2024
SIM-NIN Linkage: Telcos to Bar More Lines Friday as NCC Insists on Deadline
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there would be no extension to the Friday, March 29, deadline for disconnection of more subscribers who have not linked their subscriber Identity…