BREAKING: NCC Orders MTN, Glo, Others to Block SIMs Without NIN, Gives Date
- The NCC has said that as a matter of critical national security, telecom consumers must link their NIN to their SIM
- NCC explained that to link the NIN to one’s SIM, a subscriber needs to submit his/her NIN to their respective service provider to complete the process of NIN-SIM linkage
- Legit.ng understands that any subscriber whose phone lines are not linked to their NINs on or before Wednesday, February 28, 2024, will be barred from receiving or making calls
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism, technology and economy.
FCT, Abuja - The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stressed its directive to telecom operators to block telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) on or before Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
As reported by The Nation, the executive vice chairman of NCC, Aminu Maida, stated this while speaking at the NCC’s 'special day' at the 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Wednesday, February 28.
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Maida, who was represented by Reuben Mouka, NCC’s director of public affairs, noted that as a matter of critical national security, telecom consumers must link their NIN to their SIM.
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He reaffirmed that the February 28th deadline given to telecom operators to bar subscribers who failed to link their NIN to SIM stands, Blueprint newspaper noted.
Mouka said:
“To this end, the National Communication Commission has directed all telecommunication operators to bar phone lines of subscribers whose lines are not linked to their NINs on or before February 28, 2024."
Read more about SIM-NIN linkage:
- CBN orders banks to restrict accounts without BVN, NIN, gives implementation date
- Nigerian telecom firm issues disconnection notice to subscribers as deadline to link SIM-NIN nears
- Cybersecurity: Nigeria police list 3 steps to know if you're being linked to crime via NIN
SIM-NIN linkage: Court rules on NCC's order
Legit.ng earlier reported that Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the federal high court in Lagos stopped telecommunication companies in Nigeria from deactivating or barring mobile lines or SIM cards not linked to the owner's NIN.
Justice Lewis-Allagoa ruled on a suit filed by a legal practitioner, Olukoya Ogungbeje.
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