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NIN/SIM linking deadline: Horde of people shun COVID-19 protocols, storm NIMC office in Lagos
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Thousands of people in the early hours on Friday, stormed the office of National Identity Management Commission, NIMC,’s office, at Awolowo Way Ikeja, Lagos, in apparent disregard to COVID-19 safety protocols to get registered.
The anxious residents were in a rush to beat the Federal Government’s deadline for subscribers to have their National Identity Number (NIN) linked with their SIM cards extended till February 9 of have their mobile line blocked.
“We want to thank the president for giving us more time to deliver on this all-important assignment of creating a credible national identity database for the country. We’re also grateful to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Ali Pantami, for his commitment to enabling digital economy’’, the association said in the statement jointly signed its chairman Gbenga Adebayo and publicity secretary, Damian Udeh.
It added: “To ensure that we utilize the extension period judiciously, we urge all telecom subscribers who have a NIN to link it to their SIM Cards through available channels as soon as possible. Those yet to enroll are advised to visit www.nimc.gov.ng http://www.nimc.gov.ng for a list of enrolment centres close to them.’’
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ALTON said it had received a formal confirmation from the Nigerian Communications Commission that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the extension of the deadline for subscribers with NIN to link it to their SIM registration data from January 19 to February 9, 2021.