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NCC: September 14, 2024 Is Final Deadline for NIN-SIM Linkage Compliance
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced September 14 this year as deadline for full compliance with the NIN-SIM linkage policy. It has therefore directed all Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to complete the mandatory verification and linkage of SIMs to NINs by that date. In a statement signed by its Director of Public Afdairs, Reuben Muoka, the Commission said significant progress has be recorded in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity (NINs). To date, over 153 million SIMs have been successfully linked to a NIN, reflecting an impressive compliance rate of 96 per…