Tag: SIM Cards
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NCC releases 2 criteria for activation of new SIM cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released two criteria that must be met before new SIM cards can be activated. The Director Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde made this known in a statement on Thursday. He stated that first, a SIM card must be properly registered, and secondly, linked to a National Identity Number…
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TRENDING VIDEO: Local ‘Yahoo Boy’ explains how he steals money from bank accounts using SIM cards
A video of a fraudster that specialises in siphoning funds from peoples’ local bank accounts using their alert SIM cards has surfaced online. The fraudster while being interrogated by newsmen gave detailed explanation of how he uses USSD codes on customers alert SIM to siphon funds from their bank accounts. TheNewsGuru.com.com, TNG reports that the…
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FG warns Nigerians against selling SIM cards linked to NINs
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against selling their SIM cards that are already linked with the National Identity Numbers (NIN), asserting that crimes committed with any SIM card would be traced for appropriate action. Sounding the warning, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami said this has become necessary as…
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NIN: FG approves SIM card replacement
The federal government has approved a SIM card replacement policy for subscribers whose SIMs have been lost, stolen, misplaced or damaged subject to certain conditions. This is contained in a statement jointly released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Recall that the NCC had earlier directed mobile network…
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Why FG extended NIN registration by 6 weeks
The Federal Government has extended registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for verification across the country. The National Task Force on the NIN and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration made the…
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How to easily link your NIN to your phone numbers
The federal government (FG) has ordered all telecommunications operators, including MTN, Glo, Airtel, 9Mobile and others to block all SIM cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN) in two weeks. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports, although the FG is being urged to extend the two weeks ultimatum, the deadline to tie NIN with…
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SERAP asks Buhari to stop NIN registration, withdraw threat to block SIM cards
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, and Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) Mr Aliyu Abubakar to stop the push for registration of Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN), and withdraw the threat to block SIM…
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It will take six months to link SIM cards with NIN – MTN
MTN could be compliant with Nigeria’s order for telecoms firms to add National Identification Numbers (NIN) to all registered SIM cards within six months, its incoming Nigeria head Karl Toriola has said. Nigeria created its SIM card registration rules in an attempt to stop criminals and insurgents from using untraceable numbers. The Nigeria Communications Commission…
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FG orders MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile to stop NIN retrieval charges
The federal government has ordered all telecoms operators in the country to stop charging Nigerians to retrieve their National Identification Numbers (NIN). This is contained in a statement emanating from the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. According to the statement, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami gave the order. The Nigerian…
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Reps tell FG to give more time for SIM cards registration with NIN
The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to extend by 10 weeks the deadline for the blocking of all SIM cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The federal government (FG) on Tuesday gave telecommunications operators, including MTN, Glo, Airtel, 9Mobile and others two weeks ultimatum to block…