Following the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators, the Federal government has directed all operators in the country to disconnect every SIM card not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th 2020.


This came after an urgent meeting of key stakeholders in the Communications industry convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) on Monday, December 14, 2020.

The meeting in its resolution insisted that all telecom operators must from Thursday, December 16, 2020 require all their subscribers to provide valid National Identification Number (NIN) to update SIM registration records.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given telecommunications operators (MTN, Glo, Airtel, 9Mobile and others) in the country two weeks to block all SIM cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN), the Commission has said in a statement.

https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1338918738662465537?s=19

They should bare it in mind that covid 19 is on a second wave invasion. This is not the time to jam pac the offices of telecom operators and 2 weeks is to short to synchronise millions of customers.

Always on the wrong time of the year. Useless and insensitive government.

rawfact:


You think so? For me, he seems to be the only performing minister from the North and I think that policy is spot on.

This policy is useless because it would put innocent people into trouble. Criminals would rob you of your phone and use it to make all the calls they need and throw your sim card away after they are done. The police would then arrest you.

Aboki remains Aboki.

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@OP, add source please.

I will consider this a good step in the right direction.

O set go

Still... Kidnappers will still use registered SIM or what are they using to contact the families of those that are victims of their gruesome actions

Telecom providers should send a link through SMS for this updating and should not be through jam-packing of their offices

THIS IS A GOOD MOVE. EVEN THOUGH IT WON'T TOTALLY STOP THE EVILS CARRYING THEIR DEVILISH ATROCITY. BUT IS A GOOD MOVE IT WILL AFFECT IN ONE OR THE OTHER WAY.KUDUS TO PANTAMY MUCH LOVE FROM NAIRALANDERS YOU ARE WORKING EFFORTLESSLY AND WE FEEL THE INPACT .THANKS ALOT

GOD BLESS U @PANTAMY
GOD BLESS OUR HUMBLE @BUHARI
GOD BLESS NIGERIA

I'm not even the one that registered my own sim sef, I can't even remember using my nin to register my sim or are they going to do it from NIN's database?

Well it could be helpful.

But in Nigeria, anything happens

Very Insensitive Government

Mumu people

Can't remember the last time this idiotic set of people addressed the right issue at the right time.

Stewpeed

Fear no gree una

senseless, set of unserious people,, instead of them to focus on the right thing they will be flexing muscle on wrong stuff

olatade:
They should bare it in mind that covid 19 is on a second wave invasion. This is not the time to jam pac the offices of telecom operators and 2 weeks is to short to synchronise millions of customers.

You've said it all

See gobe.

Mumu government

WAHALA for who dey use 3 diff registered SIM

Hmmmm

Useless bastards

olatade:
They should bare it in mind that covid 19 is on a second wave invasion. This is not the time to jam pac the offices of telecom operators and 2 weeks is to short to synchronise millions of customers.

Reasonable point.

They have come again!

Always dwelling on irrelevant issues that add no value to the growth of the country.

This is how the sane countries we want to emulate as a nation start to build their countries to a sane society they are today.

Mumuni

IlovePMB:
Always on the wrong time of the year. Useless and insensitive government.

Change your hypocritical name. You are an unfriendly friend of the government...

Hian!!!

Why do these people like stressing Nigerians?can't we just do it at the comfort of our homes?