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The original deadline for NIN-SIM registration in Nigeria was the end of 2020. It’s been moved three times since then. The new deadline – the fourth in total – is 6 May.
This means Nigerians are still required to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to their SIM cards but need to complete the process a month later than previously stated by the Nigerian federal government.
The exercise was first announced in mid-December 2020 to a predictably chaotic response that saw Nigerians turning out in vast numbers at National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) offices amid little or no social distancing despite the threat of Covid-19.
TechCabal Daily – Postponed again 😕 techcabal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from techcabal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nigerian Government extends NIN-SIM registration deadline to May 6 techcabal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from techcabal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nigerians without NINs risk 14-yr jail term, says FG guardian.ng - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from guardian.ng Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This has been quoted out of context. Pantami has not mentioned 14 years imprisonment. But said NIMC (National Identity Management Commission) has been 14 years in existence, since 2007, he said in a tweet.
Pulse has obtained the video of Pantami s media briefing and here is what he said: We only said submit your national identity to your mobile operator. Then citizens said we don t have it, let us go and obtain it. Then the first question, why did you fail to obtain until when the issue of SIM came up. National identity is a law and it is mandatory. And for you to even conduct certain activities in this country without the number is an offence.