NCC orders telecom operators to block SIM cards without NIN

  • As Nigerians get 2 weeks deadline to submit their NIN for SIM registration update

The Federal Government has said that any telecoms subscriber who fails to submit his/her National Identity Number (NIN) to its network provider would be blocked from the network from December 31.

This was part of the decisions reached at a stakeholders meeting convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami.

This is contained in a statement signed and issued by the Director, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde. He disclosed that any telecom operators that failed to comply with the directive risked outright withdrawal of its licence or heavy penalty.

The statement said the decisions taken for immediate implementation by all network operators include “affirmation of the earlier directive to totally suspend the registration of new SIMs by all operators.

The meeting had in attendance the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), as well as the CEOs and management staff of all service providers in the industry.

The statement, however, charged the general public to ensure that their NINs are captured in their SIM registration data.

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