•Subscribers kick against two-week ultimatum for Synchronisation
Emma Okonji, Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos, Sylvester Idowu in Warri and Udora Orizu in Abuja
The House of Representatives yesterday urged the federal government to extend the deadline for the synchronisation of subscribers’ SIM card registration with their National Identification Number (NIN) by telecommunication service providers to 10 weeks.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, had on Tuesday, issued a directive that makes it compulsory for all SIM cards to be linked to National Identity Number (NIN), giving a two-week deadline for compliance.
But the House at the plenary said that NCC should give a reasonable amount of time to enable Nigerians to comply with the instruction.
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Telecommunications operators in the country have complied with the Federal Government’s directive that suspended the registration and activation of new Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM) cards.
A visit to MTN outlets both at Fatai Atere, Matori and Airport road, Lagos showed that SIM cards were not being sold. Also Globacom office on Airport road was not activating any new SIM.
The roadside sellers usually at Oshodi, 7/8 bus stop, Cele Express and Ejigbo were not at their usual stands as at the time of filing this story.The service providers, under the aegis Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), had announced that in line with the Federal Government’s desire to consolidate the achievement of the SIM card registration exercise of September 2019, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would embark on another audit of the Subscriber Registration Database again.