The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed the telecom operators to extend the NIN-SIM verification deadline beyond July 31, 2024.
Recall that the commission had last week directed the telecom operators to reactivate mobile lines barred due to NIN-SIM verification issues.
The directive followed the blockage of many telecom subscribers/consumers’ phone lines due to their inability to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs).
Confirming this to our reporter a few days ago, a top NCC official said the deadline was extended because of the present situation in the country.
The official who pleaded anonymity because they had not been authorised to speak with the media on the matter said “The situation might prevent the telecom subscribers from accessing the telecom operators’ shops to do their SIM-NIN verification.
“I don’t know when exactly the new deadline will be, they (operators) have been directed not to bar any line until the new deadline is communicated to them”, the official told our reporter.”
