PRESS STATEMENT

Stakeholders Applaud the NIN-SIM Verification Exercise as FG Urges Citizens and Legal Residents to Enrol Before the End of the Year

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has conveyed the approval of the Federal Government to extend of the deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification. Citizens and legal residents are urged to complete the process before the end of the year 2021.

The decision to extend the deadline was made further to appeals by the Mobile Network Operators and other industry stakeholders, soliciting for a further extension to ensure better compliance with government’s directive and to avoid widening the digital divide. The extension would also provide the enabling environment for the registration of Nigerians in remote areas, diaspora, schools, hospitals, worship centres, as well as foreigners, diplomatic missions, those in other areas that were hitherto unreachable, and increase enrolments in countries with a significant number of Nigerians.

The review of the progress of the exercise indicated that over 66 million unique National Identity Numbers (NIN) have been issued- an indication of progress achieved in the ongoing NIN-SIM linkage. However, a significant part of the populace is yet to be registered into the National Identity Database (NIDB), which may be due to some challenges which the Federal Government has looked into and has made efforts to alleviate, hence the need to extend the deadline.

As of October 30, 2021, there were over 9,500 enrolment systems and over 8,000 NIN enrolment centres within and outside the country- this has significantly eased the NIN enrolment process and subsequent linkage of NIN to SIM. The NIN-SIM verification process is supporting the Government’s drive to develop Nigeria’s digital economy, strengthen our ability to protect our cyberspace and support the security agencies.

The administration of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has graciously approved the extension to accommodate the yearnings of the populace and make it easier for its citizens within and outside the country, and legal residents to obtain the NIN and link it with their SIM. The Federal Government will ensure that all innocent, law abiding citizens and residents will not lose access to the their phone lines as long as they obtain and link their NIN.

Government will also continue to provide an enabling environment for investors in the telecommunications sector,
The unique 66 million NIN enrolments, with an average of 3 to 4 SIMs linked to the NIN, is a testament to the commitment and dedication of the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), to ensure the success of the project. With the creation of additional NIN enrolment centres within and outside the country, and many more coming up, the remaining citizens and legal residents living in the country and the diaspora should be able to obtain their NINs and link them with their SIMs before the end of the year.

Consequently, the Honourable Minister enjoins Nigerians and legal residents to make use of the opportunity of the extension to enrol for their NINs and link with their SIMs. On behalf of the Honourable Minister, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, and the Director-General/CEO of NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Aziz, urge citizens and legal residents to take advantage of the window to complete the process of enrolment and verification before the the end of the year 2021.

Signed:

Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde
Director, Public Affairs
Nigerian Communications Commission

Mr. Kayode Adegoke
Head, Corporate Communications,
Nigerian Identity Management Commission

October 30, 2021

Let them keep extending it hoping they'll get more Southerners to sacrifice. My Lord will continue to punish Fulani bastards until they go extinct.

As usual.

Lmao...

Just watch, when we reach December, it will be extended till next year march/April...

They will keep extending because they have no idea what they are doing. A country with no system or continuity in government, everyone is just there gambling and doing guess work.
It helps one understand better the reason the nation is the way it is.

Terrorist government where is the list of boko haram sponsor? What happened with abba kyari? Why are the thieves in power patronising foreign health and spending our money abroad? Why do they send their children abroad to school, why didnt they fix road, why is power not stable? Why do you budget billions for aso rock clinic you don't use but go abroad?

Nigeria solution? All politicians past and present should be killed and a modern system with the aide of technology be formed.

My piece john pussyhoe

Even if them extend am til Buhari comot for office, I no go register

foolish government

we nor go do

We already knew that it will fail eventually

Bokoharam govt!
When you carry the whole country’s database and give it to a terrorist-sympathizer this is what you get!!

confutionist, Terrorist Government rules by wicked Humans

H

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Very predictable government

The government has no choice



Cause many haven't gotten nin

Weyrey government!!!
They will continue to prospone it till APGA wins Lagos.


For all the coconut head that has refused to do NIN, gather here for amazing selfie!

Nothing dey close for Naija

Pantami, silly terrorist

I will still not do it. Terrorist govt

Jokers, they are not serious at all.

Still I no do am, stupid schemes everywhere

this nin issue was long dead before now

And they will extend it again. It should be an ongoing process. Every year, we have people turning 18 or buying new SIMs. Do they have enough centers rolling out the NIN-SIM verification? How easy is it to get the NIN number?

fergie001:


Signed:

Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde
Director, Public Affairs
Nigerian Communications Commission

Mr. Kayode Adegoke
Head, Corporate Communications,
Nigerian Identity Management Commission

October 30, 2021

Keep extending till Bubu ends his tenure.

I have a tes

Na so dem go de shift am till Buhari comot office and the NIN Rubbish will find its place in the dustbin of history.

Till date, no fulani herdsmen bandits or terrorist have ever been arrested through NIN

Pantami go clear yourself first... Heard Aba Kyari is back... Anyone heard about Ibrahim Magu or Lamorde?... Scam

It pays to be stubborn, nwanne kwechiri waiting for my sim be blocked first then I'll know the next step to take.

Why extension on a forever exercise

Chai! I give up on Naija.

Ok

Confused and empty headed bunch of so called leaders. This exercise ought not to have a timeline in the first place.....rubbish!!!

Nonsense.
They won't still be able to catch the kidnappers

This FG na pro- Extenders I swear