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The Federal Government has ordered telecoms operators to bar outgoing calls on all unlinked Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) cards in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isah Pantami gave the directive on Monday. Recall that the deadline handed Nigerians to link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their SIMs ended on […]

Unsavoury treatment of persons with disabilities at NIMC enrolment centres in South-West states in disobedience of the Disabilities Act

Nigerians Express Fear Communications Minister, Pantami Could Use Personal Data To Haunt Critics With the ongoing registration for the National Identification Number (NIN), Nigerians are required to submit their bio-data which is linked to their Subscriber Identification Modules (Sim) cards. by Saharareporters, New York Apr 23, 2021 Some Nigerians have expressed fears that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami could use his ministrys access to the personal data of ...

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, yesterday, said Federal Government would not go back on the verification of the National Identity Number (NIN)

x This was part of the resolution reached at the Ministerial Task Force meeting on the NIN-SIM registration held at the weekend, and chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. Key stakeholders, who joined Pantami at the meeting, included the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta; DG/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Ali...

87% of Pakistanis Have Internet Access: PTA The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has claimed that Internet services are available to 87 percent of the population in Pakistan at the lowest rates in the region. The demand for Internet services grew immensely in Pakistan during the lockdown in 2020 due to increased use of social media and communications applications, video streaming, and online sessions. However, the quality of the services remains comprised and has been termed as ‘poo...

Punch Newspapers Sections Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Ecosystem Coordination Strategic Unit of the Digital Identification for Development Project in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has been handed over to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Permanent Secretary of the communications ministry, Festus Daudu, said the new unit would further enable the government to coordinate, check and curb insecurity through the linkage of National Identity ...

Views: Visits 41 The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that all National Identification Numbers (NIN) which were issued prior to 2012 in Kwara State are invalid. The Acting Coordinator of NIMC in Kwara, Paul Popoola disclosed this on Tuesday, January 26, at the University of Ilorin while speaking with newsmen. Mr Popoola stressed that all NIN registrations in the early 2000s had been rendered unacceptable by the law that created the commission, therefore, urg...

Punch Newspapers Sections Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja A total of about 143 million Subscriber Identification Modules are now identifiable to the National Identity Management Commission for registration with their respective National Identity Numbers, telecommunications operators said on Wednesday. Mobile operators also explained that the number of subscribers without NINs was about 21 million, as the deadline for the registration of SIMs with valid NINs draws near. Speaking on behalf of the firms, ...

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Sunday insisted that the deadlines given for the registration of all Subscriber Identification ...