NIN: NCC Clears Air about Mass Disconnection of Telecom Subscribers LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that it’s has been drawn to numerous publications in both print and electronic media regarding the unfounded fears of mass disconnection of telephone subscribers as a result of the ongoing linkage of SIM Registration Records with the…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the ongoing enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is free across the country. In a tweet on Thursday, NIMC warned that those who extort applicants risk a seven-year jail term if found guilty of the offence. While citing Sections 14, 20 and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), on Tuesday, issued fresh guidelines for applicants to obtain their National Identification Number (NIN). NIMC spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, made this known in a statement titled, ‘NIMC Adopts Booking System For NIN Enrolment’. The statement partly read, “Mindful of the second wave of the COVID-19 which continues…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has extended the deadline for the registration of National Identification Number (NIN) by telecommunication service subscribers. The ministry of communications and digital economy broke the news in a statement on Monday. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had given telecommunications companies a two-week ultimatum to block SIM cards not registered…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the push for registration of Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN), and withdraw the threat to block SIM cards. The Human Rights group in a statement on Sunday asked the President to “instruct the Minister of Communications and Digital…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has mandated all network service providers in Nigeria to link customers Nationa Identification Number with their sim card in other to reduce theft, kidnapping and terrorism. It interesting to see they have made the process easy, you don’t have to visit their office and do it physically, just visit…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to extend the deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers to 10 weeks. The House, at the plenary on Wednesday, described the two weeks given to SIM card users by the Nigerian Communications Commission to provide their NIN…
LAGOS FEBRUAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria born British boxer, Anthony Joshua has been issued with his National Identification Number (NIN) slip after visiting the office of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday. The heavyweight boxing champion posted pictures of his visit to the commission after his enrollment which further underlined how proud he is to…