The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that the federal government’s policy of linking all phone numbers in the country to a National Identification Number (NIN) is complete.
This was made known in a statement by the Executive Vice-Chairman of the NCC, Aminu Maida, on Thursday during the 2024 Annual Corporate Governance Conference held in Lagos.
Speaking about the importance of the NIN-SIM linkage initiative, Maida acknowledged the difficulties encountered by Nigerians throughout the process.
She said, “We have recently concluded the implementation of the federal government’s 2020 policy of linking every phone number to a NIN.
“Though it was a bit painful for Nigerians, I think we also need to appreciate what that does for us.
“Today, there is no phone number that we cannot associate with a verified NIN. Not just a number, but a number that has been verified.”
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