The Federal Government has further extended the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to October 31, 2021.
The Director, Public Affairs Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Ikechukwu Adinde; and the Head, Corporate Communications, Nigeria Identity Management Commission, Kayode Adegoke, made this known in a joint statement on Monday, titled: FG Extends NIN-SIM verification deadline to 31st October, 2021?.
Prior before now, FG had approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021.
The statement noted that the registration focus is now expected to shift to remote and hard-to-reach areas, schools and health centres.
There are now a total of 59.8 million unique NIN enrolments, with an average of three to four SIMs per NIN. With the great number of enrolment centres within and outside the country, and many more coming up, every citizen, legal resident, and Nigerian citizens living in the diaspora should be able to obtain their NINs, it added.
The statement quoted the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, as commending the Kano State Government and other States that have made NINs a key requirement for school enrolments and access to other important services.
The Minister, on behalf of the Federal Government, appreciates Nigerians for their patience and compliance with the Federal Governments directive on the NIN-SIM registration exercise.
Similarly, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Garba Dambatta, and the Director-General/CEO of that National Identity Management Commission, Engr Aliyu Azeez, urge citizens and legal residents to make sure they use the opportunity to complete the process of enrolment and verification before the October 31st deadline, it stated?
