ALTON Abates Telecom Subscribers’ Fears Over NIN Deadline
Following the deadline for telephone subscribers to link their SIM cards with their identity numbers on Tuesday, mobile operators have cleared the confusion on whether SIMs with unlinked but submitted NINs would be blocked or not. Read more about Tech “If you already have your NIN and you have delivered the number to your […]
Communications Commission Insists Deadline For NIN Registration Still Stands
The Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) has insisted that its stipulated deadlines for mobile phone users to integrate their SIMs with their identification numbers or face the consequence of having their phone lines blocked, still stands. Read more about Tech The NCC has maintained its position despite calls for the NIN registration deadline to be […]
App Of The Week: NIMC App
With the deadline for the enrolment of the National Identification Number (NIN) just as a few days away, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched a mobile app to make the enrolment process easier for Nigerians. Read more about App of the week The NIMC mobile app allows users forgo physical cards and instead access […]
How To Link Your NIN To Your Sim Cards
A national identification number is a unique identification number issued by the government of a country for the purpose of identity verification of its citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents. Following a two week ultimatum which was later extended, Nigerians have been encouraged by the government to link their NIN with their phone number before […]
FG Extends NIN Connection To SIM Registration Deadline
Following outcries and criticism by Nigerians over the December 30, 2020, deadline set by the Nigerian Communication Commission for Nigerians to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM registration, the Federal government has extended the deadline to ensure everyone meets up with the deadline. This disclosure was made through an official statement […]
Helpful Tips: Getting An Alternative To Permanent National ID
Last week, we talked about the NIN and how to check and almost as if the universe wanted it so the week, the NIMC has now rolled out a digital app to suffice in the place of the permanent ID (that never came). So here is how to get and use the app. Read […]
How To Check Your NIN Through A USSD Code
If you are like me, you would know that two things you are sure to hear in official statements of government agencies are (a) We are on top of the situation (b) We are looking into the matter…. Well, the issue of national identity cards is one thing many middle-class Nigerians agree these two […]