Google on Saturday highlighted the top search on Trends as NIN-SIM linkage, Rita Dominic and Gospel Singer Osinachi Nwachukwu among others. NAN reports that Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Head Communications, Google West Africa said in a statement that in April, the federal government directed the telecommunications industry to bar outgoing calls from unlinked SIMs, hence the […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that it wishes to officially inform telecoms consumers, whose Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are barred from making outgoing calls, that affected SIMs will not be unbarred by the service providers until they are linked with the National Identification Numbers (NIN) of the SIM holders. The NCC said […]
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The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has complied with the Federal Government’s directive to block certain lines. According to ALTON subscribers affected are those yet to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM. The Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, and Head of Operations, Gbolahan Awonuga, made an announcement on Tuesday via a […]
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The Federal Government has directed telecommunication companies to bar all outgoing calls on yet to be linked phone numbers from Monday, April 4, 2022. Unlinked lines are sims not yet registered and linked with the National Identification Number (NIN). The directive is contained in a joint statement issued on Monday, by NCC Director, Public Affairs, […]
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The federal government has urged Nigerians to link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) within the next few days This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr. Kayode Adegoke, on Thursday. […]
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari before the Federal High Court, Lagos, for failing to review and rescind his alleged approval authorising security agencies access to people’s personal details via National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module (NIN-SIM) linkage, without due process of law. Joined in the suit as Respondents are […]
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