16 results
- 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…
- 27 Oct 2024
Mobile Subscriber Base drops by 30 Percent as SIM-NIN Policy Takes Effect
Nigeria’s mobile subscriber base fell 30.09 percent to 153.32 million in September 2024, following deactivation of Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) not linked to a verified National…
- 28 Feb 2024
Uncertainty over SIM-NIN Linkage as Deadline Nears
The fate of many telecommunication subscribers hangs in the balance following a court ruling restraining telecom providers from implementing a directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 1 Mar 2024
MTN Disconnects Lines of 4.2m Nigerians after SIM-NIN Deadline
Telecommunications firm, MTN Nigeria has disclosed that it disconnected 4.2 million lines following the expiration of the February 28 deadline to link Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) with National…
- 1 Apr 2022
FG Urges Citizens to Link NIN to SIM without Delay
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has urged citizens and legal residents in Nigeria to use the next few days to ensure that they complete the SIM-NIN…
- 1 Mar 2024
No Extension of Deadline for SIM-NIN Linkage- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said there would not be an extension of the February 28 deadline for the linkage of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to National Identification…
- 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…
- 1 Apr 2024
NCC Extends Deadline for SIM-NIN Linkage to July 31
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reportedly extended the deadline for linking phone lines to National Identification Numbers (NINs) to July 31, 2024 This directive conveyed through a…
- 19 Jun 2022
SIM-NIN Policy: Telcos Lose 12.33m Internet Subscribers in 2021- NCC
The number of Internet subscriptions fell from 154.29 million as of December 2020 to 141.96 million as of December 2021, showing an eight per cent decline on a year-on-year analysis. This is…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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)…
- 23 Jan 2024
NCC Blames Duplicated NINs for Barred Lines
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has blamed duplicated c (NIN) as responsible for the new wave of complaints from subscribers who have had their SIMs barred despite linking them to their…
- 6 Jan 2026
Mandatory Biometric Verification for Starlink Users in Nigeria Begins
Users of satellite internet service provider Starlink in Nigeria are being required to complete a biometric Know Your Customer (KYC) process as a precondition to continue enjoying their services,…
- 26 Dec 2021
NATCOMS Kicks against Introduction of Digital Token for NIN in January
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), the umbrella body of telecommunications consumers’ in Nigeria at the weekend asked the federal to halt the plan to introduce a suite…
- 8 Jun 2021
Telcos Lose 3m Subscribers in April
Telecommunication companies lost more than three million subscribers in the month of April 2021, according to new industry statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on…