“Dial This Code”: How to Unbar Your MTN Line if Blocked Due to NIN Issue
- Concerns have risen as telecommunication operators in Nigeria, particularly MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile, reportedly barred subscribers’ lines
- Reports disclosed that subscribers who are yet to link their NIN to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card(s) were disconnected
- Following the uproar that greeted its action, MTN has released simple steps on how to unbar your line
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Many Nigerians took to social media on Sunday, July 28, to lament that their lines had been barred, especially by MTN and Airtel.
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Reacting, Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), claimed that telecommunications companies barred some lines because of the upcoming nationwide protest on August 1.
He disclosed this in a post on his X page.
However, in a post on X, Bashir Ahmad, a former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari Ahmad, clarified that a senior government official informed him that they had no hand in the matter and that it was not linked to the planned protest for next.
NCC sets deadline for NIN-SIM link
BusinessDay reported that telecommunication firms have begun barring phone lines not linked with a National Identification Number (NIN) days before the Nigerian Communications Commission’s July 31, 2024 deadline.
An X user, Ọmọọba Adélẹyẹ Tolu @DoublePrince001, lamented bitterly over the development.
In a post on X, he shared a simple tip on how to unbar MTN lines that have been linked to the NIN.
Simple step to unbar your MTN line
- Visit https://ninlinking.mtn.ng to unbar your MTN line for NIN 24 hours after dialling *996*NIN# on the affected line.
The X user advised that subscribers who haven't linked their line to the NIN should visit the MTN website for further assistance on how to unbar their line.
He tweeted:
"Visit https://ninlinking.mtn.ng to unbar your MTN line for NIN 24hrs after dialing *996*NIN# on the affected line. My wife got her line unbarred in a minute cos she linked it with NIN before. And if u haven't linked your line, that website will also help you do it and unbar ur line."
MTN gives steps to unbar line
In reaction to the development, MTN Nigeria shared further information on how subscribers can unblock their line.
MTN tweeted:
"Unblock your line anytime, anywhere!
"Here are easy steps you can take.
"Get started at http://nin.mtn.ng
"Need additional support from our stores?
"We are open 7 days a week."
Lady buys Musk's Starlink, enjoys fast internet
In another development, Legit.ng reported that a lady bought and installed Starlink, a satellite internet system produced by Elon Musk's company.
The lady installed the Starlink internet system in her house and said it was the best decision she made.
She said after installing the Starlink Internet system, it loaded with good speed, achieving a rate of 100mps.
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