Telecom companies in Nigeria have warned all subscribers who Subscriber Identity Module, SIM cards are yet to be linked with their National Identity Numbers, NIN, to do so before February 8 2024 or lose the numbers parmanently
This is as the umbrella body of the telcos, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, ALTON, yesterday said it has agreed to abide by the Nigerian Communications Commission’s NCC directive to delist telephone lines without the National Identification Number, NIN.
Recall that the NCC, on 4 April 2022, directed that all Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Numbers, MSISDNs for which the subscribers failed to submit their NINs were placed on outgoing call restriction only, and the affected subscribers were advised to verify their NINs before being reactivated.
However, the telcos say, despite the limited service restriction, millions of subscribers have yet to submit their NINs for verification.
Consequently, the NCC issued another directive on December 15, 2023 for telecommunications operators to commence full network barring of the affected MSISDNs on the effective dates.
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