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He directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure the charge was discontinued by the operators. The Minister’s directive, which takes immediate effect, is an intervention aimed at making the process easier and affordable, a statement from his media aide, Uwa Suleiman, said on Friday. In a letter conveying the implementation of the directive, the NCC and NIMC, informed Dr Pantami that the relevant authorities had met and negotiated a waiver with the Mobile Network Operators in that regard. By this waiver, all Nigerians, ...

Pantami orders cancellation of NIN retrieval charges across all networks On Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to remove the N20 fee imposed on subscribers for NIN retrieval requests. Pantami said this in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, on Friday in Abuja. The Minister’s directive which takes immediate effect, was an intervention aimed at making the process easier and affordabl...

Government Orders Cancellation Of N20 National Identification Number Retrieval Charges NIMC USSD service to retrieve NIN usually attracts a N20 fee which is deducted from the phone credit balance after dialling *346#. by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 18, 2020 The Nigerian government has ordered the cancellation of N20 fee for the retrieval of National Identification Number (NIN) on mobile networks. NIMC USSD service to retrieve NIN usually attracts a N20 fee which is deducted from the phone credit balance after dialing *346#. Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy...

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 on Wednesday that the number of Nigerians with NINs was about 43 million. Punchng In response to an e...

    The House of Representatives has asked the National Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the 31st December deadline issued to sim card owners to submit their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to their network providers to prevent blocking. The motion was moved on Wednesday during plenary by the House Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu. According to the lawmaker, two weeks is too short for 200million Nigerians to conclude the process. The House lauds the intention of the NCC, for security reasons but wants the process to be extended to 10 weeks, considering the difficulty experience...