• Airtel awaits 23m customers, NIMC workers get tools to boost enrolment
With eight days to the February 9 deadline for enrolment, verification and linking of National Identification Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards in the country, calls for more time by subscribers and stakeholders alike have heightened.

Already, the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), claimed to have collected over 50 million NINs and transferred same to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for verification.

But Airtel, at the weekend, said 23.4 million of its customers were yet to submit their special digits. Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Africa, Raghunath Mandava, who made the disclosure, clarified that the firm had taken receipt of 21 million NINs of its 44.4 million subscriber base.

According to him, the telco has made significant progress in collection and is working on improved connectivity with the NIMC database to verify the NINs.

He said: “We have already made significant progress capturing NIN and building our database with the NIMC. So far, out of Airtel Nigeria’s 44.4 million customers, we have collected NINs for 21 million – that’s 47 per cent of our base.

“To finish this registration process, we must verify these NINs we have with the NIMC. This requires improved connectivity with the NIMC database, which is currently being developed for all Nigerian mobile operators.”

The agitation for extension in deadline, The Guardian learnt, is borne out of the frustration faced by subscribers, who on a daily basis, amid the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, besiege NIMC offices and outlets nationwide.

Some customers are equally worried about their booking that reads March.

The situation is being compounded by the inability of the Federal Government’s licensees, including the telecoms operators, to begin immediate capturing of Nigerians.

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration had, last December, licensed 203 public and private institutions for the exercise. While MTN started with some 14,000 equipment earlier in January and awaits 40,000 more to expand services across the federation, it was only just last week that Airtel and Globacom began enrolment.

Checks showed that nothing had been heard from 9mobile, National Pension Commission, Central Bank of Nigeria (through the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems Plc), National Population Commission, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joint Tax Board and Nigeria Postal Service, among others.

In a chat, President of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMS), Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, appealed to government to consider the economic implication of blocking SIM cards.

MEANWHILE, the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NIMC for the safety of workers and applicants.

The gesture followed the minister’s (Dr. Isa Pantami) resolve for seamless enrolment of Nigerians and legal residents into the National Identity Database.

A statement at the weekend by the agency’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, said the items included hand sanitisers, face masks and hand-held thermometers.

Source: https://m.guardian.ng/News/• Airtel awaits 23m customers, NIMC workers get tools to boost enrolment
With eight days to the February 9 deadline for enrolment, verification and linking of National Identification Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards in the country, calls for more time by subscribers and stakeholders alike have heightened.

Already, the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), claimed to have collected over 50 million NINs and transferred same to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for verification.

But Airtel, at the weekend, said 23.4 million of its customers were yet to submit their special digits. Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Africa, Raghunath Mandava, who made the disclosure, clarified that the firm had taken receipt of 21 million NINs of its 44.4 million subscriber base.

According to him, the telco has made significant progress in collection and is working on improved connectivity with the NIMC database to verify the NINs.

He said: “We have already made significant progress capturing NIN and building our database with the NIMC. So far, out of Airtel Nigeria’s 44.4 million customers, we have collected NINs for 21 million – that’s 47 per cent of our base.

“To finish this registration process, we must verify these NINs we have with the NIMC. This requires improved connectivity with the NIMC database, which is currently being developed for all Nigerian mobile operators.”

The agitation for extension in deadline, The Guardian learnt, is borne out of the frustration faced by subscribers, who on a daily basis, amid the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, besiege NIMC offices and outlets nationwide.

Some customers are equally worried about their booking that reads March.

The situation is being compounded by the inability of the Federal Government’s licensees, including the telecoms operators, to begin immediate capturing of Nigerians.

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration had, last December, licensed 203 public and private institutions for the exercise. While MTN started with some 14,000 equipment earlier in January and awaits 40,000 more to expand services across the federation, it was only just last week that Airtel and Globacom began enrolment.

Checks showed that nothing had been heard from 9mobile, National Pension Commission, Central Bank of Nigeria (through the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems Plc), National Population Commission, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joint Tax Board and Nigeria Postal Service, among others.

In a chat, President of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMS), Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, appealed to government to consider the economic implication of blocking SIM cards.

MEANWHILE, the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NIMC for the safety of workers and applicants.

The gesture followed the minister’s (Dr. Isa Pantami) resolve for seamless enrolment of Nigerians and legal residents into the National Identity Database.

A statement at the weekend by the agency’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, said the items included hand sanitisers, face masks and hand-held thermometers.

Source: https://m.guardian.ng/News/Extension-calls-mount-as-Feb-9-deadline-for-NIN-SIM-linkage-approaches

Lost Priority, In Saner Climes during serious pandemics like this a lot of things is always on hold while they tackle the most important head on

You never prepare for something, all of a sudden you wan do am
How e go take work

Make them block the sims na

Na the Telecoms companies go hear am hot

The Virus no kuku concern our government..

He be like say na NiN be the cure to Covid or Cure to the insecurity we are facing in this country...

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For me, I have not done mine, and will not do it until getting NIN is as easy as buying recharge card.

I cannor comman kii myself.

before nko they must postpone, me never do until no queue.

Patanmi should now this shit is dead on arrival.

these people just want everyone to get nin

all this gorvenment with their NIN issues on the citizens.

why not make it automated so we can accept it,
this NIN is dead on arrival already.

mind you if you dear block millions of Nigerians sim cards i bet you the riot it will cause will be times 10 of #endsars.

i can bet my balls niggars will take to the street and cause mayhem since you have taken away our only source of livelihood.

you all will regret it i can bet you,
i have up to 4 private sims and i have conducted and spoken with all of them about this NIN.

and they told me point black we will never accept this,

so who am i not to agree with them?

this NIN issues is already dead on arrival so go and find another way.

after all the people are the government and we have kicked this out heavily,

come to my area and you will see the people here are not even shikini bothered!

dont make us come out to the streets by force because i swear that you will regret this move

this is wrong and we will never accept this,

please guys share this around for them to see it.
i rest my case

thanks!

Who care? am not leaving in naija.

Operation get ya nin.. Efraud don too much

1st page things

another one

it's already booked

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Make una block am if una wan block am, make we see who go loose.

For this kain covid period, you want to endanger the lives of Nigerians because of one stupid exercise that can be done online, banks, and LGA's.

Nonsense and ingredients, Nigeria is a failed country.

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I don own glo 800, so una fit block am, no problem.

damn nigga
it's alright

Let me remind you that it's dangerous being careless with your phone now as fraud or dirty deals can be concluded using messages and voice calls sent from your phones. Do I need to tell you that tracking you down will be as fast as anything.

Happy new month and may the sun shine on you this month

you get the NIN from your SIM.
You send the same NIN to your SIM to update it
Then you carry the same NIN with your SIM to NIMC
And if you dont do all these, your SIM will be suspended.

Why is Nigeria a confused entity?

watchindelta:
Who care? am not leaving in naija.

so because u are not leaving in naija, u advice the rest people not to care like u. think twice

Low priority on health concerns
When does a government feel the need to ease tension on her populace?

if they block our sims no one will be able to come to nairaland again.
this is so sad of our darling useless government, no one will be able to browse and make calls again.
ahhhhhh i swear if you try this shit you are planning.
83,000 boys in my area have planned to invade just only aso rock in abuja
that scrumb head buhari will be fetched out and beaten messilesly.
if you think your soldiers can save you on this one then try us and see!
i rest my case

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Okay

las las even we wey get NIN no go link am with SIM in solidarity with fellow Nigerians

Great

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Revelation2021:
all this gorvenment with their NIN issues on the citizens.

why not make it automated so we can accept it,
this NIN is dead on arrival already.

mind you if you dear block millions of Nigerians sim cards i bet you the riot it will cause will be times 10 of #endsars.

i can bet my balls niggars will take to the street and cause mayhem since you have taken away our only source of livelihood.

you all will regret it i can bet you,
i have up to 4 private sims and i have conducted and spoken with all of them about this NIN.

and they told me point black we will never accept this,

so who am i not to agree with them?

this NIN issues is already dead on arrival so go and find another way.

after all the people are the government and we have kicked this out heavily,

come to my area and you will see the people here are not even shikini bothered!

dont make us come out to the streets by force because i swear that you will regret this move

this is wrong and we will never accept this,

please guys share this around for them to see it.
i rest my case

thanks!

[/s]Go register your NIN and stop making noise online. Only criminals will outrightly oppose this with no reason. Yes, the method of registration is bad because we're in a pandemic, but choosing not to register at all for no reason whatsoever makes zero sense.

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