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The Nigerian government has ordered all telecommunications service providers to require all subscribers to provide their National Identification Numbers (NIN). Subscribers who do not do so in two weeks will not be able to use the SIM card.
It is a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy on Thursday with actors in the communications sector.
The resolution was disclosed by the spokesperson of the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) in a statement on Tuesday.
The major telephone networks in Nigeria are MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9mobile.
The meeting affirmed the earlier directive to totally suspend the registration of new SIM cards by all operators.
“Operators to require ALL their subscribers to provide valid National Identification Number (NIN) to update SIM registration records.
“The submission of NIN by subscribers to take place within two weeks (from today December 16, 2020, and end by 30 December 2020).
“After the deadline, ALL SIMs without NINs are to be blocked from the networks.
“A Ministerial Task Force comprising the Minister and all the CEOs (among others) as members is to monitor compliance by all networks. Violations of this directive will be met by stiff sanctions, including the possibility of withdrawal of operating license.
If you have already done your NIN registration before, you can dial *346# to retrieve your NIN number.
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