Nigerians and their conspiracy theories... Like someone already rightly pointed out ur BVN is simply an identification and I assume the networks wants to make use of the data customers registered to update their sim reg. D bvn is by no way ur account number and signature or password.

Olaone1:

'Reason' is a noun. 'Why' is an adverb (seen as a conjunction by some peeps) . Ergo, 'reason why' is not a tautology, bro.

Also, 'why' appears almost exclusively after the word 'reason'. Just try to use 'why' with any other word. And, I mean not as a pronoun.

Some day it's redundant. But, redundancy is an acceptable feature of language. It's not a bad thing. In Nigeria, we have a lot of this: 'sharp sharp', 'well well' and wait for this; 'etc...etc'


Read this: http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/09/reason-why.html

Wow. I never know this. Thanks bro

I don't just get it when people just worry unnecessarily .
Mtn only requested your permission to grant them access to use your biometric details available in your BVN in order to reduce the annoying long queues seen in their reg centers. They didn't force anyone to do so.its your choice. Ncc is on their neck and customers are also complaining of spending days in queues not being able to register. Thus the option of use of BVN came up to ease the stress in the registration process.

Do you think if they want to use your BVN details without asking you to send it,they can't get it A code exists for such.
Asking you to send 'yes' to 799 first is like a disclaimer.


Abeg jawe BVN is not account number, it is safe. Op do more research

BiggyB242:

Then how come the next day I started getting interviews invite, because I filled graduate on it.

my friend it is not from Mtn,it is most probably if you had filled a page with jobberman and other outsourcing firms

Na so naa! SPAM SMS became rampant after the first SIM card registration took place in Naija. Recently I received wedding invitation and subsequent thank you SMS from couple I know nothing about. Sad I couldn't reply to them

habeeblai244:
My MTN line is partially blocked and I've been getting messages asking me to allow MTN access my BVN to complete the SIM registration. My skepticism won't let me do this. It's not that I don't just trust MTN or something, I'm actually scared of my fellow countrymen working in that company.
A regular Joe working with MTN might receive a 10 million naira payment from someone who needs a thousand BVNs.
Am I overthinking?
Maybe not. Your data is never safe with these companies.

I have a new MTN line I've never used for registration anywhere online and recently, it's receiving promotional messages from Jumia. There can only one explanation to this. Tho my friend told me Jumia and MTN are partner, But why would they start sending promotional msg to me that way. Our Country Men at work.

My bro who Did Jamb Last Year Recieved up to 10sms from one unrecognized polytechnics and college of Edu telling him "he has been offered admission"
pls tell me where they got his number.

So what am try to say is that,
Dont trust MTN with your BVN details. Do you think I will turn down an offer when someone tell me to just give him access to just 1000 BVN details and am gonna get 10millions.

This is my own oppinion, What do you Think??

Source : FROM MY WEBSITE

falcon01:
as time goes on we are no more secure we don't have privacy all your info are online it can be used to track you. don't think you are alone your every step will be watched. a tracking chip will be made.. it will be placed under your skin to track you .. you are not alone

The world is coming to an end. If you are a xtian, you ll know what I mean.

profeoo:
my friend it is not from Mtn,it is most probably if you had filled a page with jobberman and other outsourcing firms

Number I don't even know as I speak. I bought the sim today, started receiving invite the next day. I use the sim for browsing only .I already have an mtn number as my main line.Why should I use a number that is never on my phone for job application.Mtn staffs are giving out our info.

OP don't give them access ;is better you queue up.Nigerians can do anything for money.

bigtt76:
Na so naa! SPAM SMS became rampant after the first SIM card registration took place in Naija. Recently I received wedding invitation and subsequent thank you SMS from couple I know nothing about. Sad I couldn't reply to them

lol. Wedding Invi What. Haha

davit:


Then you need to read this :
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-users-of-the-English-language-even-native-speakers-use-reason-why-together

If it is good enough for Shakespeare, then, it is good enough for me.

By the way, your link didn't do it justice. Read it again.

Just because you received text messages from unknown or unsubscribed channels to your new sim does not suggest you are about to be scammed. What you should know very well is that most of the sims people are purchasing now have been used by some people before who later abandoned them, possibly because of lost phones and they cared not to welcome them back. Before they were abandoned, they were possibly registered / submitted to receive certain messages. The likelihood is that you will be receiving old owners messages each time messages are sent to them. You most probably are familiar with situations where you called someone's number only for him to tell you that he is a new owner to that number. These are possibilities to your yearnings.

KINGwax007:
over sabi...have you checked your dictionary to see that 'reason why' is perfectly correct. It was even used as an example. I know this since 2008, during my higher institutional level, when guys like you won't allow us hear word.


I biliv u are also part of the ones who will say, "give me my balance' is correct and not 'give me my change'. Whereas, the latter is the correct one.

I bet you are about are abt to write WAEC or jamb, and I've stated reading those yeye key points because I didn't expect u to be in a higher institution and still not be friendly with dictionary. Even the one if your phone will suffice.

If you do not understand that the 'reason' before 'why' means 'logic', then u shld knw now. 'Reason why' simply means 'the logic behind' a particular thing.

In all your eduction, get understanding!

Why all the hate speech ?? You could have made your point without all the ''waec and jamb'' ish... Anyways... I've heard and thanks.. Oya Clap 4 yourself

catlova:

Absolutely not. Op is just uninformed and too eager to create a thread.

Thanks for the clarification

Olaone1:

'Reason' is a noun. 'Why' is an adverb (seen as a conjunction by some peeps) . Ergo, 'reason why' is not a tautology, bro.

Also, 'why' appears almost exclusively after the word 'reason'. Just try to use 'why' with any other word. And, I mean not as a pronoun.

Some say it's redundant. But, redundancy is an acceptable feature of language. It's not a bad thing. In Nigeria, we have a lot of this: 'sharp sharp', 'well well' and wait for this; 'etc...etc'


Read this: http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/09/reason-why.html

wow, u are still on nairaland.. Never knew, remember those days in 2011

flightz:
wow, u are still on nairaland.. Never knew, remember those days in 2011

Yes, bro