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The NIN is automatically generated for anyone with a BVN, You can go to your bank where you registered for BVN, and ask for the BVN details. You will notice your NIN is on there as well. However, you still need to register/activate this NIN in the NIMC system.

As posted all over the forums, Anyone can dial that USSD code *346# from the number used to register for BVN, and it should show your NIN.

OceanEye:
What I don't understand is that after checking my sim card, I found out it has been linked to NIN even though I have never registered for NIN. Is something wrong somewhere?

It's just ridiculous! The systems backend should have been linked after these many years. This should be a simple task that - each Telco should provide a portal that will link to the NIMC database directly. Not this nonsense of collecting the data and then manually sending it over to NIMC for verification.

As for the Telcos, it's crazy that if you lose your sim card they ask for the damn simpack. Who keeps the simpack in the safe. I really feel sorry for Nigeria. The country is just so way behind the times, it's comical!

jmoore:
Fools in power!!

The biggest fools in the universe are in Nigeria occupying political offices.


BVN
Voters card
International passport
Driving license

Common sense can't tell them to share database so it can easy for one to generate NIN online without going to the office.

I registered for the first national ID. It is no longer accepted. They are forcing us to queue for another one. These sadists love to see Nigerians suffer.


Even some telecoms are also useless. I went to MTN office to do a 'welcome back'. They told me to get a affidavit. I told the lady that my lost line was registered. That she should look into their database to confirm that I am the owner of the line. She insisted I should go and get affidavit. I walked out of their office and aborted the mission of retrieving the line.

What's the purpose of the registration, if you can't check the database to confirm the owner of the sim?

Welcome to the USA Neeta02

Covid-19 test is not required to enter the US in general. May be a few exceptions like New York

amos4real:
Congratulations, have a nice stay and study well.

Plz did you do covid 19 test in Nigeria?

Just do it here - https://www.gloworld.com/ng/nin/

Ghostmode2two:
Does anyone here have GLO NIN sych SSD code So I can link my Glo number to my NIN? Help a brother please

You can submit your glo info here. Of course, just like the other networks, this is just a capture of info. They will still have to send it over to NIMC to actually verify it.

https://www.gloworld.com/ng/nin/

Cubana04:
share the ussd code please

Exactly! Not an issue at all. Registering the recycled/new sim card will require that an NIN be provided. Or once a number is recycled, Telco's will automatically delete all the owners data associated with the sim card.

Exc2000:
No big deal here


Once you buy a recycled line, upon the point of SIM Card registration you provide your NIN

Honestly, it should not matter if $270 is big here, and what it can buy. The bottom line is, he told you he can't afford what you are asking, period! After all it's HIS money.

It's all relative. To some, $270 (120K naira) may not be a lot, however it could be for others. The fact that he works in IT does not mean much. Yes, IT pays well, but he could also have tons of bills to pay, he is saving up for something, etc. As someone mentioned, one can live off of that for a month in some locations. May be you could ask how much he can afford to give you, and then find other means to make up the difference.

hector:
Please those of you in the US who have also been in Nigeria please can u help me with describing the worth of $270 in terms of purchasing power and wage. How long would it take someone to make 270dollars taking into consideration minimum wage.

What and what can u buy with 270dollars. Is it really a big money like he said. Someone of what salary level will consider it a big money?

Well, not sure about DOB. During my last visit to Nigeria, On November 6th, went to the Ikoyi office for a simple correction of name from like Yemi to Oluyemi, so that it will match my passport, because passport renewal failed, due to non-matching first name. I am still waiting. Had to leave Nigeria using my old passport. Luckily for me it's still active. The person that's helping me do the my passport informed me it's going to take months for the change to be reflected. I believe it's due to backlog.

Oh, I paid 15K as well. Even though the website indicated it should be 1K for name modification. I have already captured for passport as well. What a mess!

zevous:
anybody know how to do correction of DOB on NIN?? i have been hearing it takes months b4 the correction reflects

Wow! In a sane society this guy would be in jail by now.

Thanks for posting the specs. I noticed it has only one LTE band (Band 4), and it's not used in Nigeria. So folks that need LTE should be aware of that., and that this device may not meet their needs.

I'd suggest you post the exact name and model here, so that folks can determine if it meets their needs. Or post the exact bands it has. That's very important.

KingsJohnson:
Portable Pocket WiFi for all Sim Cards

Japanese Used

Work on all Devices

Battery: 3,560 Mah, 8 to 10 Hours

Very Reliable and Affordable.

National Wide Delivery

Yes, SIM cards are recycled everywhere due to inactivity. However, in Nigeria that period of inactivity is just 3 months. It's at least 6 months in most other countries. Anyway, as you mentioned, I recharge/record an activity on my SIM card every 3 months to keep it going in between visits to Naija. I have been able to maintain my line for 9 years by doing that.

AnonymousRebec:
In some telcoms companies in Nigeria, after 6 months of complete inactivity on your SIM, it is given to another person. That is why you have to recharge your line with airtime at least once in 6 months so that your number is not given to another person.

Nice one brother. Enjoy while you can. Visited Vegas for the first time last October, after donkey years in this country. We stayed at the Bellagio. Very nice experience indeed.

My man Luck Dube! May his soul continue to rest in peace. The messenger himself. The message in his music, just like the others before him, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, etc, continue to resonate today.

That's why they call it the land of opportunity. Anybody can make it here. It's all about setting goals, putting the effort, and working hard.

Tunmise100:
You are right!. I have spent over two years in the United States and the progress I have made in those two years; I would not have been able to achieve that level of progress in ten years in Nigeria. Please, Believe what I just said.

If you know what you are doing like @MackyNaija, you will be very successful in the USA. The United States is like gasoline added to your little fire. I hope you get what I mean.

Good advice there. However, the Southern states (Not the Midwest) will be more affordable.

yemiosinbajo:
As for weather, if he is going in the summer, then, the weather is pretty much great everywhere. If he is going in the winter, however, I suggest the west coast or south (California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Florida) As for state affordability, let him try some of the states in the midwest - they are the most affordable in the US, but nothing to do in those states. The biggest concern for him should be how to scale the visa application/POE stage for a 3-month "vacation."

Sorry to digress here - But does the word "igbo" need to be in the title, Can't it just be meet the man who won...
Why do we keep creating this separation rather than unite, The only way forward for Nigeria is unity.

Congratulations to the gentleman!!

Check with the local network in India if they still have roaming agreement with MTN. No issues on my end in the USA.

I am pretty satisfied wit my Xiaomi device. It's one of the older ones, a Mi Mix 2. However, it still handles well Because it has very good specs. I alternate between it and a Galaxy A50 on a monthly basis, and honestly, I am usually looking forward to switching to the Mi mix 2. It's just more stable and fluid. Probably because of its slightly better specs.

Airports are open now. A Delta flight from Atlanta is due to land in a few hours.

Are the airports even open? Thought it was closed. Have you verified with the airline that your flight is still on schedule as planned?

Pinky:
please with this curfew in Nigeria, does anyone know how one can get home from the airport
my flight is landing in lagos saturday evening and I am worried sick loved ones wont be able to make it to the airport for pick up

what options do we have. Even if I am to take airport Taxi, how safe is it to move from airport to home
has anyone landed during this protest? how was it?

It will have to depend on when the Nigerian airspace opens up. The airlines do NOT have control over that. AFAIK, the Nigerian airspace is still closed!

abike12:
Please when did they reschedule you for?

Normally, most airlines will not let you travel with an expired passport. However, due to COVID-19, they may relax those rules. Just explain to them that you could not renew it due to the consulate being closed. If they can verify that, I believe you should be okay.

Even if they do, it will not be a direct flight. It will be routed through their hub in Nairobi.

GenBuhari:
Is kenyan Airways flying from Nigeria to UK?

USA does not require a PCR test.

recievesense:
it's the USA thanks

I think this guy was totally uninformed or misinformed. So he thought he could work with his foreign passport, or without the proper documents. Without the proper docs, yes, it will be very difficult. And that's why it was a nightmare for him

You'vce got very good advice already, and a very good wri up there by EgunMogaji2. So as most said, just put your mind to it, and know what to expect. Yes, Nigeria has the population. However,a very large percentage of that population have very little disposable income. So to take advantage of the large population, whatever business you do has to be easily affordable to the masses. Otherwise, it will be a struggle. I will give an example - Whenever you go to the mall, Ikeja mall for example, you'll see a lot of people there, but you will also notice that there is hardly anyone actually shopping in majority of the stores. You only see people in shopRite, the phone carrier stores (MTN/GLO, etc), and at the Restaurants. Why is this? because majority just cannot afford what's sold in all those other stores. Hope you get the jist...

November 27th is NOT a holiday. Yes, it's the day after Thanksgiving (which is a holiday), but not a holiday.

Slamtos26:
Yes sir I acknowledge this, but even the 27th of Nov is Black Friday, an holiday which is celebrated in over 30 state in the US. I don't know why they scheduled appointment for these days, they know better.

I have a Mi Mix 2 that I interchange with a Galaxy A50 every other month. The build of the Mi Mix 2 is solid, and I actually prefer it to the A50 in most cases.

Things are still a little different, and that sure does attribute to the cost of internet in Nigeria. For example, in Nigeria almost all internet access is via mobile data/network. While, in most other places internet access is via wired fiber optics. So every home/apartment here has a wired network coming in that connects to a router. And the router supplies the rest of the house. So it's cheaper to have unlimited internet. Everything runs off the internet, so unlimited is a must! So until Nigeria gets to that point, the cost of internet access will continue to be high.