Tag: NIMC

FG orders removal of N20 NIN retrieval charge across all networks

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to remove the N20 USSD fee on subscribers willing to check their National Identity Numbers (NIN) status through their mobile phones. This was revealed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami in a statement issued yesterday morning. The Ministry of Communications said the order takes effect immediately, and is an intervention aimed at making the process easier and affordable. Dr. Pantami disclosed that the relevant authorities had…

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FG licenses 173 centres, 30 other institutions for NIN registration

Aminu Imam

  As Reps ask NCC to extend deadline for SIM update The Federal Government says it has licensed 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct the enrollment of the National Identity Number (NIN) across the country. According to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on its website yesterday, The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has approved the licensing of 173 Agents and 30 State Governments/Public Sector Institutions to conduct enrolment of all persons including legal residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB) on behalf…

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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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‘Submit NIN to telcos for SIM registration’ – NCC to Nigerians

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that Nigerians should get a National Identity Number, (NIN) and submit to their network operators, (telcos). This was contained in a revised statement released by the Commission yesterday, which announced the suspension of sales and reactivation of new SIM cards. The NCC said it is going to embark on an audit of the subscriber registration database. Recall that the Commission had earlier suspended sales and reactivation of new SIM cards because of an audit of the subscriber registration database. The telcos were directed…

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24m Nigerians so far registered on National Identity Database NIMC

Ishaku Yohanna

The Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, says the commission has so far registered 42 million Nigerians on the national identity database. The Director-General was speaking during an interactive session with members of the media to commemorate the 2020 National Identity Day on Wednesday in Abuja. The theme of the 2020 celebration was Identity for Health, Sustainable Development and Growth. Aziz said the commission required additional four thousand (4,000) enrollment centres to effectively speed up the enrollment process. He said the commission currently had one thousand (1,000) enrollment…

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