The deadline for NIN-SIM registration has been extended for another eight weeks.
The extension was approved by the federal government to enable telecom subscribers link their NIN to their sim cards without any last-minute hitch according to Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy.
A joint statement by the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Identity Management Commission confirmed that Isa made the announcement during a virtual meeting.
The announcement makes it the fifth time the NIN-SIM registration deadline will be postponed.
The statement indicated that the move was approved after stakeholders requested for an extension till June 30.
It also noted that nearly 190 million mobile numbers have been linked to their NINs and this can translate to up to 54 Million people, since empirical evidence suggests that each unique NIN maps to three to four phone lines.
The statement said telecom providers and other enrollment agents have opened several centres across the country, adding that the Android enrollment system is now ready for deployment.
The android enrollment system has the potential to significantly accelerate the speed and ease of enrollments.
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