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About 51 mln people assigned NINs, as govt extends SIM linkage exercise to May 6

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The federal government has approved the extension of the period of the NIN-SIM linkage to May 6, 2021.

According to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, President Mohammadu Buhari granted the request for the extension.

In a statement on Friday, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) director of public affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde, the minister disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday.

He said based on the updates of the NIN registration process, over 51 million people have been assigned NINs.

There are many people, who have enrolled and are in the process of being assigned NINs.

He said with each individual having an average of 3 to 4 SIMs, the total number of SIMs tied to NINs would be close to the total number of registered SIMs in the country.

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The current number of monthly enrolments has increased significantly to about 2.6 million registrations. There has also been a remarkable increase in the number of enrolment centres across the country with about 3,800 centres available for enrolments. There are also many more new centres in the pipeline.

He also quoted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Bawa as saying that the NIN-SIM linkage would support the Federal Government in checkmating the activities of fraudsters and cybercriminals.
The Honourable Minister noted the importance of obtaining feedback from all stakeholders in order to ensure that the NIN-SIM linkage process is one that cannot easily be compromised.

Dr. Pantami wishes to thank Nigerians for their patience and compliance with the Federal Government’s directive on the NIN-SIM registration exercise. He reiterated government’s commitment to continually taking decisions aimed at easing the pains of the citizens with regard to issues related to NIN and SIM registration.

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