Deadline For Nigerians To Get Their SIM Cards Connected To Their National Identification Number (NIN) has been extended by the Federal Government.
Following the short notice by the Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC), directing all Telecommunication Companies to at the end of the year 2020, block all SIM cards not registered by National Identification Number (NIN) , Nigerians have been seen in large gatherings at different NIMC centres in a bid to get registered to prevent their lines from getting blocked against the safety measures of social distancing put in place to help curb the spread of #Covid_19.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is responsible for issuing National Identification Number (NIN) as soon as the National Identity of a person is entered into a Database which in turn helps to capture the record of a person.
The Federal Government has therefore extended the deadline of the registration to January 19 2021 for those with NIN and February 09 2021 for those without NIN.
In a statement made on Monday the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, and signed by the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Umar Danbatta; and Director-General, National Identity Management Commission, Aliyu Aziz which Read;
‘ Extension of Registration Period and Cancellation of USSD and Verification Fees’,
“ The National Task Force on National Identification Number and SIM Registration met today, 21st December, 2020.
“ The meeting was chaired by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami with major stakeholders in the sector including Chairman – NCC, EVC-NCC, DG-NITDA, DG-NIMC, ECTS/ECSM-NCC, Chairman ALTON, CEOs of MTN, Airtel, Ntel, Glo, Smile, and 9Moble in attendance.
“ Based on the endorsement of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the following resolutions were made:
“ Three (3) weeks extension for subscribers with NIN from 30th December, 2020 to 19th January, 2021; and
“ Six (6) weeks extension for subscribers without NIN from 30th December, 2020 to 9th February, 2021.”
“NIMC has provided strategies to enable citizens attend the registration in full compliance with Covid-19 protocols – particularly the use of facemasks which remains mandatory and maintenance of social distancing.”
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