NCC Insists on Ban of Telephone Numbers Not Linked to National Identification Number

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to telecommunication service providers to bar subscribers who have failed to link their phone numbers to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) on or before February 28, 2024.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Aminu Maida, gave the directive through the Director of Public Affairs, Ruben Mouka, at the 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair.

He insisted that as a matter of critical national security, telecom consumers must link their NIN to their SIM cards, adding that the February 28th deadline given to telecom operators to bar subscribers who failed to link their NIN to SIM cards stands.

“To this end, the National Communication Commission has directed all telecommunication operators to bar phone lines of subscribers whose lines are not linked to their NINs on or before February 28, 2024”.