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12.3m subscribers await SIM linkage with NIN


It was learnt that the over 12 million SIM cards were pending because most of the users do not have the national identity numbers.
There is an average of three to four SIMs per telecom subscriber in the country, according to the NCC.
This means about 191.2m active SIM cards have so far been linked to their owners’ unique identity numbers.
Nigeria’s teledensity rose by 2.2 per cent from 104.4 per cent to 106.6 per cent in October, increasing the number of telecom subscribers to 203.5 million, according to NCC data.
The federal government had given January 19 and February 9 deadlines for subscribers already with NINs and those without NINs, respectively, to link their SIMs with their unique identity numbers. ....

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