The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) in a new notice to telecommunication companies and Nigerians, insists that the deadline for individuals to link their National Identity Numbers (NIN) with their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) remains October 31, 2021.
The regulatory body also added that Nigerians without NIN would soon be denied the opportunity of acquiring driving licenses and passports.
This was disclosed by NCC at its Digital Signature radio programme, which transmitted the second episode of Telecoms Consumer Town Hall on Radio to discuss the benefits of NIN-SIM integration.
Commenting on the recent development, the regulatory body in a notice titled: ‘‘NIN-SIM Integration: NCC sensitises telecom consumers on October 31 Deadline’’, stated that: “NCC has reminded and urged telecoms consumers to link their NINs with their SIMs before the expiration of the deadline of October 31, 2021 set by the Federal Government.
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“Speaking during the live programme, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, advised Nigerians to make use of the extension of the NIN-SIM integration exercise to October 31, 2021, to enrol with NIMC, get their NINs and link them to their SIMs.
“Soon, people without NIN will be denied of necessary services that play vital roles in their lives including acquisition of driving licence, passport.”
On the benefits of the NIN-SIM integration, Adinde said the exercise will significantly enhance national security as NIN is the primary identity for Nigerians, stressing that in line with Federal Government’s commitment to ensure that Nigeria deploys technology to improve service delivery, the NIN-SIM database will enhance citizens’ access to government services.”
