Nigerian Government Directs MTN, Other Telecom Companies To Bar Calls From SIM Cards Not Linked With National Identity Number, NIN | Sahara Reporters

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The move is part of the implementation of the NIN-SIM linkage Policy of the government.

The Nigerian Government, on Monday, ordered telecommunications companies to bar outgoing calls on mobile lines not linked with the National Identification Number .This was made known by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, in a statement on Monday.

According to him, the move is part of the implementation of the NIN-SIM linkage Policy of the government.The statement was jointly signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Ikechukwu Adinde; and Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission, Kayode Adegoke.Pantami commended Nigerians and legal residents for their support during the exercise to link the NIN to SIM.

 

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Unfortunately the kidnappers are not using their own phone but the the phones of their victims to contact their families. So how do they get their identity.

Omo Let me go and link mine😵‍💫🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️

Laudable policy. But NIN registration was not made easy for the people to register and link up their mobile lines. Until this problem is addressed there will still be a yawning gap.

They will only bar call of innocent people not the one of bandits and Boko Haram.

Right now, I fail to see how the NIN is serving in helping the country manage the current security situation.

No extension 😢

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This is Imfosible, We tried With This Rashin Hankalin.

Borrowed- The Terrorists that carried out the train attack are already contacting families of those they kidnapped to demand for ransom. They have been making phone calls back and forth to negotiate. Why is Pantami not using govt assets at his disposal to trace the SIM cards?

Make I go borrow 10k with my SIM card 🏃

Why will you bar calls of bandits to the family of those kidnapped when you haven't addressed the issue of kidnapping itself. This is the most irresponsible government I know. The end just can't come soon enough for this regime

They are looking for IPOB members but they have already fell. Use wifi and connect to Whatsapp call with a phone without SIM

But truth be told, we need database in this country, I know we have terrible leaders, that doesn't mean this idea is a bad one

Ever since they link BVN to bank account how many fraudster or scammer they have track through BVN😏😏😏😏😏

MTN no be fool like them now why mtn go bar there best tes customers calls

They don fit track the ones wey dey don register?

All of them dey mad

Congratulations to them

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