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  The Federal Government on Thursday said the issuance of new SIM cards will resume on April 19, “as long as verification is done and the guidelines are fully adhered to.” The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy communicated this in a statement signed by Femi Ademiluyi, a techncal aide to Minister Isa Pantami. The government suspended the activity in December 2020 as it embarked on an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database. The Communications Ministry said at the time tha...

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega Share this article On Wednesday evening, *Femi, the owner of a last-mile delivery service in Lagos sent me a text; “is there any way I can get a SIM card? I have been trying for weeks.”  With no SIM cards, he cannot move forward with his plan to extend his company’s services to Abuja.  There are many people like Femi who have found themselves in a bind because of the suspension of SIM card sales and registration in Nigeria. The new rule was announced by t...

Views: Visits 37 Workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) continued the enrolment exercise for the National Identity Number (NIN) on Monday after a two-day strike. In continuation of its coverage of the registration process in Lagos, Channels Television crew visited more than seven local governments. While the process may have been stalled, the challenges faced by enrolees and even the NIMC workers are not likely to fade away anytime soon. “Enrol once and be ide...

The Telecom dealers who noted that, they were aware of the Federal Government’s intention to address security challenges through linkage of National Identity Number NIN with mobile numbers and suspension of new Sim cards registration, they fear that, rendering two million youths jobless might worsen the security challenges. Speaking on behalf of the dealers, its President, Hassan Yakubu said, “as a registered association under corporate affairs commission of the federal republic of Nigeria ...

Translate NIN: Mammoth crowd storms NIMC office at Alausa over fear of SIM apocalypse On Nigerians at NIMC office Alausa, Ikeja in Lagos, December 21, 2020. PHOTO: Twitter A mammoth crowd stormed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office at Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday. This was in response to the mandate given by the Federal Government on December 14 that all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) not synchronised with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by ...

Vanguard News NCC: Don’t join Nigeria’s unending registration agencies On By Tonnie Iredia One clear gain of the return to democracy in Nigeria in 1999, is the telecommunication reforms of the Obasanjo years – a commendable policy that enabled our people to make telephone calls with ample ease. There is doubt if any other sector in the country has made as much progress as telecommunication. Arguably, well over 70 percent of Nigerians are today enjoying the policy. This is significant at ...

Nigerian Government Under Fire As 164 Million Phones Risk Disconnection In response to an enquiry on how many Nigerians currently had NINs, the spokesperson, NIMC, Kayode Adegoke, replied, "43 million." by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 17, 2020 Over 164 million phone lines may be disconnected by December 31 if their owners fail to integrate their National Identity Numbers to Subscriber Identification Modules registration records. Punch gathered from the National Identity Management Commission o...

By Tue Dec 15 2020 The recent report of Nigerian streets and markets flooding with improperly registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards at a time of heightened security challenges in the country was awfully shocking to citizens. The report said SIM cards were freely sold to willing buyers, and with just N200 or less, customers including those with criminal intent got them easily from roadside vendors selling in vans or wheel borrows. The detailed report published by this newspaper...

By Emmanuel Elebeke Following the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators, the Federal government has directed all operators in the country to disconnect every SIM card not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th. This came after an urgent meeting of key stakeholders in the Communications industry convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) on Monday, December 14, 2020. T...

Translate Insecurity: FG to block SIM cards not synchronized with NIN by Dec. 30 On By Emmanuel Elebeke Following the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators, the Federal government has directed all operators in the country To disconnect every SIM card not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th. This came after an urgent meeting of key stakeholders in the Communications industry convened by the Minist...