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9mobile, has commenced the National Identification Number registration exercise in select experience centres in Lagos and Abuja.
The development follows the Federal Government’s approval granting telecoms the license for NIN enrollment to ease the pressure of large crowd turnout at the various enrollment centers of the Nigeria Identity Management Commission.
Speaking on the development in a statement, the Chief Commercial Officer, 9mobile, Stjepan Udovicic said the experience centres included 43, Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos; 31, Marina Road, Marina, Lagos and Royal Plaza, 23 Road by 402 junction, Festac Town, Lagos.
Others are 9mobile Regional Office, no 8 Kikuyi close, off Aminu Kano, Wuse 2, Abuja and Plot 1774, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent. Wuse 2, Abuja.
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9mobile, a telecommunication company, says it has commenced the National Identification Number (NIN) registration exercise in selected experience centres in Lagos and Abuja. The telco in a statement on Monday said that the development followed Federal Government’s approval granting telecoms the licence for NIN enrollment to ease the pressure of large crowd turnout at the […]
In a statement jointly signed by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission and Mr Kayode Adegoke, the Head, Corporate Communications of Nigeria Identity Management Commission and made available to the press on Tuesday, Dr Pantami stated that the extension is to give Nigerians and legal residents more time to integrate their NIN with SIM cards.
The statement said 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.