Federal Government Orders NIN Weekend Registration Nationwide
- The FG has announced the commencement of weekend National Identification Number (NIN) registration at all NIN enrollment centres
- Recall that the FG has extended the deadline of NIN registration on several occasions from January 2021 to February, June, July, October, and so on
- Pantami urges citizens and legal residents to take advantage of the weekend enrollment to ensure they obtain their NIN and complete the linkage process
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced the commencement of weekend National Identification Number (NIN) registration at all NIN enrollment centres nationwide.
According to NIMC, the weekend enrollment will enable those yet to obtain their NIN to do so within the timeframe given by the federal government before enforcement of NIN-SIM linkage commences, Leadership Newspaper reports.
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The minister of Communications and Digital Economy, prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), urges citizens and legal residents to take advantage of the weekend enrollment.
The statement by the ministry read:
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“This is to notify the general public that all NIN enrollment centers nationwide will be operational over the weekend.
“This is to enable those yet to obtain the NIN to do so within the timeframe given by the federal government before enforcement of NIN-SIM linkage commences.
“The honourable minister of Communications and Digital Economy, prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) urges citizens and legal residents to take advantage of the weekend enrollment to ensure they obtain their NIN and complete the linkage process.”
NIN-SIM linkage causes 10.9 million internet subscribers not to renew data
The directive to link subscribers phone numbers to their National Identity Number (NIN) may have caused telecoms operators a great deal in 2021.
The number of internet subscribers in Nigeria went down by 10.9 million from January to November in 2021, data from the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) said.
According to NCC’s data, the number of internet subscribers fell from 151.3 million to 140.4 million in November 2021.
Punch reports that the data also said mobile subscriptions dropped the most while fixed-wired subscribers and VoIP subscriptions contributed a small number.
Subscribers ask more time
Legit.ng reports that following the success recorded, the federal government might likely extend the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the year 2022.
According to the minister of communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, as of December 10, 2021, over 70 million unique national identity number enrolments have been recorded in the country.
Punch Newspaper reports that he disclosed this in his speech at the fifth-generation spectrum auction in Abuja on Monday, December 13.
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