The House of Representatives has asked the National Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the 31st December deadline issued to sim card owners to submit their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to their network providers to prevent blocking.
The motion was moved on Wednesday during plenary by the House Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu.
According to the lawmaker, two weeks is too short for 200million Nigerians to conclude the process.
The House lauds the intention of the NCC, for security reasons but wants the process to be extended to 10 weeks, considering the difficulty experienced by Nigerians in attaining the NIN.
A file photo of NCC logo and some SIM cards.
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Pressure on unregistered SIM owners has intensified after a new ruling from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The NCC has issuing a directive mandating mobile network operators to deactivate all SIM cards which are not registered with a valid National Identification Number (NIN) within the next two weeks.
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The Federal Government has said that any telecoms subscriber who fails to submit his/her National Identity Number (NIN) to its network provider would be blocked from the network from December 31.
This is just as the government reaffirmed its position on suspension of new SIM card registration across the country.
This was part of the decisions reached at a stakeholders meeting convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami.
This is contained in a statement signed and issued by the Director, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Ikechukwu Adinde.
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