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NIN: FG Suspends Workers For Extorting At Bauchi, Kaduna Enrolment Centres
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has ordered the immediate suspension of staff members involved in extortion of applicants enrolling for the NIN at the NIMC Bauchi and Kaduna state offices.
Eko Hot Blog gathers that the NIMC said the directive came on the heels of public outcry that some personnel of commission, particularly at enrolment centres in Bauchi and Kaduna were capitalising on the rush for National Identification Number (NIN) by the public to perpetrate fraudulent activities
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In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, NIMC Spokesman, Kayode Adegoke said that the act was contrary to the directive of the Federal Government, which required mobile network subscribers to update their Subscriber Identification Module registration with a valid NIN.
The statement quoted Pantami as restating his zero-tolerance stance on extortion, bribery and corruption.
He noted that such unethical practices if allowed to fester and not curtailed had the potency of derailing the SIM-NIN integration project.
The minister said enrolment for NIN was free of charge, adding that on no occasion should anyone pay to obtain an enrolment form or to have their biometrics captured.
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