NIN registration: FG issues Last Warning to Nigerians, Hints About Next Action
- The federal government has again reminded Nigerians about the ongoing SIM-NIN registration
- The minister of communications and digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, disclosed that the enrollment is important
- The government has warned that defaulters of the registration risk disconnection
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The minister of communications and digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has warned that there will be consequences for Nigerians who fail to verify their SIMs by linking them to the National Identification Numbers (NIN).
Pantami gave the warning on Monday, April 12, via his official Twitter handle when reacting to a retraction on a trending report published about him by a media outlet.
Source: Twitter
He stated that the issue of NIN-SIM verification was essential to fight insecurity.
The minister emphasised that there was no going back on the policy and warned those who are yet to comply to do so before the government's next action.
He said:
''On the issue of NIN-SIM Verification to fight insecurity, there is no going back. Our priority as GOVERNMENT based on the provision of our constitution 1999 (as amended) Section 14(2)b is SECURITY, not just economy. For sure, no going back at all. Let's the sponsors continue.
FYI all, by the Almighty, no amount of intimation will stop @IsaPantami from implementing d good policies of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR on security.
FINALLY: If you are yet to verify your SIM using NIN, do it very soon, b4 our next action. Criminals are feeling the heat.''
In another news, the ban on new SIM registration will remain for a long time in Nigeria due to the current insecurity, according to the federal government
This was revealed by the minister of communication and digital economy, Isa Pantami, who spoke with journalists in Abuja, TVC News reported
He disclosed that the government, having prioritised security, took the decision with the aim of protecting citizens from cybercriminals.
Meanwhile, a former Nigerian presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has faulted a report which claimed that the minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, is on the terror watch list of the United States government.
Garba said it was wrong for journalists to publish such a report without proof or verification.
The politician made the statement when reacting to a retraction published by one of the newspapers which carried the story.
Source: Legit.ng
