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- 16 Dec 2020
Telcos Commit to Integration of SIMs with National Identity Number
Telecommunications operators in the country under the umbrella of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has expressed its commitment to working closely with all…
- 24 Dec 2020
NIMC Says National Identity Database not Breached
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has described news of the alleged breach of the national identity database as false. Mr Kayode Adegoke, spokesman of the agency, in a statement titled…
- 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…
- 18 Jan 2024
NIMC, NCC Partner Security Agencies to Track Kidnappers- Odusote
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are currently working with security agencies to use the National Identity Numbers (NIN) and Subscribers…
- 21 Dec 2020
Telcos Unveil Shortcodes to Link NINs to SIM Cards
Mobile network operators (MNOs) otherwise telecom operators have unveiled short codes to enable their customers link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM).…
- 30 Dec 2021
December 31 NIN-SIM Deadline: Millions of Subscribers Risk Disconnection
The fate of an estimated 11 million mobile telephone subscribers currently hangs in the balance as the December 31 deadline for the National Identity Number and Subscriber Identity Module (NIN-SIM)…
- 30 Dec 2020
Glo Expands NIN Update Channels
Subscribers to national telecoms operator, Globacom, now have additional channels to make it much easier for them to link their phone numbers to their National Identity Numbers (NIN). Apart from the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 24 Jan 2022
Telcos Lose 14.68m Subscribers in a Year – NCC Report
The number of subscribers in the telecommunication sector fell by 14.68 million in the 12 months to November 2021, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The NCC data…
- 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…
- 16 Aug 2024
NIN: NCC Tightens Loose Ends, Introduce Self-Help Measure
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has announced a revised set of regulations to guide subscriber identity module (SIM) card and National Identity Number (NIN) rules, intended to tighten loose…
- 25 Sept 2017
FG to Harmonize BVN, Others into National Identity Database
By Fabian Tarpael, Abuja The Federal Government has announced its decision to stop what it called proliferation and duplication of biometric-based identity systems in the country. Mrs. Habiba Lawal,…
- 1 Jan 2021
FG Approves Mobile App, NIN Slip for Easy Enrolment
The federal government has approved the development and release of an improved National Identity Number (NIN) slip and a Mobile App that would enable Nigerians easily link their National Identity…
- 29 Mar 2021
NIMC Launches New Mobile App for SIM-NIN Linkage
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched a new Mobile Web Service (MWS) Application and improved National Identity Number (NIN) slips for public use. This is coming ahead of…
- 4 May 2021
Subscribers Ask to Pantami to Resign despite Stellar Works
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), umbrella body of Nigerian telecom subscribers, yesterday called Dr. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, to…
- 21 Nov 2018
NIMC, ALTON Discuss January 2019 NIN Deadline
Ahead of the January 1, 2019 deadline given by the Federal Government for the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN), Director-General of the National Identity Management…
- 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…
- 23 Feb 2024
9mobile Urges Subscribers to Link their NIN to Their Phone Lines to Avoid Disconnection
Telecommunication network, 9mobile, has urged its subscribers who have not linked their SIM cards with their National Identity Number (NIN) to carry out the exercise on or before February 28, 2024,…
- 28 Jan 2021
NIMC Discontinues Old National ID
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the discontinuation of the old national identity card. The agency confirmed this new development in a post on Wednesday, advising citizens…
- 22 Dec 2020
ANALYSIS: SIMs/NINs Directive: Time to Rescue Telecoms Industry
By Vanguard Newspaper The directive last week by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy that the National Identity Number, NIN, has become mandatory for a subscriber to carry a mobile…
- 31 Dec 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification to 31st March 2022 as Enrolments Exceed 71 Million
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022. Prof. Isa Pantami,…
- 31 Dec 2020
FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification to 31st March 2022 as Enrolments Exceed 71 Million
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022. Prof. Isa Pantami,…
- 3 Jan 2021
FG Suspends Some NIMC staff over Extortion of NIN Applicants
Federal Government has suspended some staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) over extortion of National Identity Number (NIN) applicants. Dr. Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of…
- 17 Dec 2020
Airtel Granted Verification & Enrolment License for National Identification Number
The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, a verification and enrolment license to register citizens in the ongoing National…
- 1 Apr 2021
FG Says Failure to Register for NIN Attracts 14 Years Imprisonment
Federal government yesterday said that using Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) or enjoying any government service without a National Identification Number (NIN) will attract a 14 years jail term or…
- 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…
- 13 Mar 2022
Consumers Ask FG Stop Issuing of Deadlines for SIM-NIN Linkage
National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), the umbrella body of telecoms subscribers in Nigeria has asked the federal government to suspend for the National Identification Number-…
- 4 Jan 2024
NIN Enrolment Hits 104.16m – NIMC
National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment increased to 104.16 million at the end of 2023, according to the latest NIN enrolment data released by National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).…