Following a directive to suspend the registration of new SIM cards nationwide, Nigerians with existing SIM cards have been directed to update their SIM registration details with their National Identification Number (NIN), sparking angry reactions

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said in a statement on Tuesday that the country’s Minister of Communications and the Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, had given subscribers until 30 December 2021 to update their details or risk being blocked.

It also means that no new SIM card or SIM swap will be issued to anyone who loses his or her SIM card at the moment and foreigners are also expected to use their passports when registering their SIM cards.

Those coming into Nigeria, for the first time, would also not have access to any SIM card.

Meanwhile, the country’s House of Representatives, has urged the NCC to extend its ultimatum to block phone numbers without NIN by 10 weeks in other to enable Nigerians submit their national identity numbers to service providers.

READ MORE: https://www.theafricancourier.de/news-2/africa/nigerians-react-angrily-to-plan-to-block-sims-without-nin/

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