Following the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM
registration by network operators, the Federal government has
directed all operators in the country to disconnect every SIM
card not synchronized with valid National Identity Number
(NIN) by December 30th 2020.
This came after an urgent meeting of key stakeholders in the
Communications industry convened by the Minister of
Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim
(Pantami) on Monday, December 14, 2020.
The meeting in its resolution insisted that all telecom
operators must from Thursday, December 16, 2020 require all
their subscribers to provide valid National Identification
Number (NIN) to update SIM registration records.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has
given telecommunications operators (MTN, Glo, Airtel,
9Mobile and others) in the country two weeks to block all
SIM cards that are not registered with the National Identity
Numbers (NIN), the Commission has said in a statement.
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