Again, FG Extends Deadline For NIN/ SIM Linkage

• The Federal Government has extended the deadline for linkage of National Identity Numbers with Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards by eight weeks.
• The extension is to give Nigerians and legal residents more time to integrate their NIN with the SIM.

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The ongoing National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module integration exercise has been extended by eight weeks, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday morning.

Consequently, the new deadline has been shifted from February 9 to April 6, 2021.

This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the spokesmen of the Nigerian Communications Commission  and the National Identity Management Commission Dr Ikechukwu Adinde and Mr. Kayode Adegoke respectively, disclosing the decision to extend the date was reached at a meeting of stakeholders with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami.

The statement further disclosed the extension is to give Nigerians and legal residents more time to integrate their NIN with the SIM.

The statement reads: ” It was reported that a total of 56.18 million NINs have been collected by the mobile network operators.
Each NIN is usually tied to an average of 3 to 4 SIMs and this infers that the current figure accounts for a significant portion of the existing SIMs.

“This number of NINs collected represents a significant increase when compared with the 47.8 million reported by the Technical Committee on January 18, 2021.

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“Furthermore, over 1060 registration centres for NIN have been activated and made operational by NIMC across the country, while Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have opened hundreds of centres and are rapidly deploying resources to open thousands of other NIN enrolment centres across states of the country.

“This is in line with the policy of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to enhance security and make the process of obtaining NINs easier for Nigerians.

“The CEOs of the Telcos and the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Organisation of Nigeria commended
the Honourable Minister for his stellar leadership and commitment to the rapid development of the sector.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria applauds all Nigerians and persons of other nationalities for their understanding, cooperation and for enthusiastically participating in the exercise”.

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