Tag: Dr. Isa Pantami

FG to replace BVN with NIN

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has said arrangements are ongoing to replace the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after a tour of telecoms operators and NIN licensees in Abuja, said President Muhammadu Buhari has been briefed on the on-going NIN registrations. Pantami said the President was excited with the conducts of the exercise so far. He explained that he had made a presentation to the National Economic Sustainability Committee and drew the…

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NIN-SIM linkage: FG extends deadline by 8 weeks

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has extended the linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) by eight weeks. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Ikechukwu Adinde, and Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke, the extension was conveyed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim during the meeting of the Ministerial Taskforce on NIN-SIM registration which held on Monday.  Dr. Pantami stated that Nigerians have till April 6 to link…

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Minister set to meet NIMC workers today as ultimatum lapses Friday

Aminu Imam

Indications emerged yesterday of a possible meeting between the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami and workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) today, in Abuja. The anticipated parley comes four days to the January 29 expiration date of the 21-day ultimatum handed to the Federal Government by the local chapter of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) after it called off a two-day strike to agitate for a better working condition and special protection from the Covid-19 pandemic. The workers embarked on…

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NIN holders have risen to 47.8 million – FG

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government yesterday warned telephone subscribers to protect their Subscriber Identification Modules, (SIMs) and their National Identity Numbers, (NINs), as it would now use the NIN to trace people for either good or bad reasons. t also announced that a total of 47.8 million NINs had been collected by the mobile operators, as it expressed the hope that more NINs would be collected before the February 9, 2021 deadline. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, gave the warning in a statement issued in Abuja by the…

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7 SIM cards can be linked to one NIN – Minister reveals

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has revealed that 7 Subscriber Identification Module, (SIM) cards can be linked to one National Identification Number (NIN) on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Mobile App launched recently. This disclosure was made by the minister during an interview on a television programme, on Friday, January 8, this year. The minister pointed out that the ministry is collaborating with NIMC to transform the NIN enrolment process and the onward linkage to SIM cards as required by the Nigerian Communication Commission, (NCC).…

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FG approves mobile app to ease linking NIN to phone numbers

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has approved the development and release of a mobile app to enable Nigerians and legal residents easily link their National Identity Number (NIN) to their phone numbers. This is contained in a statement released on New Years eve by Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to Prof Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. According to the statement, this is part of efforts by the FG to improve the process of obtaining NIN and linking it to phone numbers.The statement reads: The Minister of…

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‘Digital Identity Number is free for all Nigerians’, says Pantami

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has re-emphasised that the Digital Identity Number is completely free, hence no Nigerian should be charged for it. The Minister was reacting to allegations in some quarters that some applicants for the Digital Identity Number are being asked to pay for the service. For the avoidance of doubt, Dr. Pantami said, The Federal Government is bearing the cost of the registration process. As such, the Digital Identity Number is completely free for all Nigerians and legal residents with Resident Permit…

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NCC orders telecom operators to block SIM cards without NIN

Aminu Imam

As Nigerians get 2 weeks deadline to submit their NIN for SIM registration update The Federal Government has said that any telecoms subscriber who fails to submit his/her National Identity Number (NIN) to its network provider would be blocked from the network from December 31. This was part of the decisions reached at a stakeholders meeting convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. This is contained in a statement signed and issued by the Director, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ikechukwu…

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