National Telescope national telescope newspaper
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said some telecommunications subscribers who previously linked their SIM cards to their National Identification Numbers (NINs) have their mobile lines barred for verification and identification issues.
It will be recalled that the commissioner issued a directive to telecom service providers to bar subscribers who have failed to link their phone numbers to their NIN on or before February 28, 2024.
Subscribers had lamented that they had previously linked their NIN with their SIM cards years ago but it was disconnected.
However, the NCC spokesman said some lines were barred because the information on the NIN did not tally with what the customers registered with their SIM cards.
NCC spokesman, Reuben Muoka, stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s programme on Monday.
He said, “People who probably didn’t get a cleared or verified NIN” have been barred because “the earlier ones they submitted were not good.
“There are still some subscribers whose NINs are yet to be verified by NIMC and those have to also be corrected.”
