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For the planned audit of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration, users are to provide valid National Identification Numbers (NINs) to update their records.
This was part of the resolution reached by stakeholders during a meeting convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) in Abuja.
In a statement issued yesterday by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ike Adinde, there was affirmation of the earlier directive to suspend registration of new SIMs by operators. x
The Federal Government directed service providers to mandatorily ask subscribers for NINs during the exercise.