*IMPORTANT NOTICE*

Please henceforth never help anyone to register any mobile SIM CARD either for VOICE or DATA using your NIN and or ID Card. 

If such SIM CARD is used to perpetrate Kidnapping or Banditry act, the person whose identity shows on the SIM CARD will be held responsible for the offence committed by the criminal.

Also, never allow people to use your phone to CALL anyone in your absence.

Never let anyone use your phone to SEND MESSAGE to an unknown person.

 

Also, never allow anyone to use your phone to BROWSE any SITE without your knowledge of the SITE to be visited.

The use of NIN number being integrated with SIM CARD now will expose the identity of the owner of a SIM CARD used for nefarious activities.

Now, your NIN number is as important as your BVN number. Please keep them safe to yourself.

God bless you all.🙏



BREAKING: FG Orders Cancellation Of ₦20 NIN Retrieval Charge

 

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to remove the N20 USSD fee imposed on subscribers for National Identification Number (NIN) retrieval requests.

This directive came following the outrage across the country from subscribers who were charged N20 by their network providers in order to retrieve their NIN.

A statement signed by the spokesperson of the minister, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, said the minister’s directive which takes immediate effect, is an intervention aimed at making the process easier and affordable.

“In a letter conveying the implementation of the directive, the Executive Vice Chairman NCC and the Director General of NIMC informed Dr Pantami that the relevant authorities had met with, and negotiated a waiver with the mobile network operators in that regard.

“By this waiver, all Nigerians, subscribers and applicants, can access the service using the *346# code for their NIN retrieval at no charge for the duration of the NIN/SIM Card integration exercise.

“Recall that the Federal Government had earlier directed that all National Identification Numbers be integrated with Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) for security purposes.

“The minister appreciates the efforts of all stakeholders and encourages them to continue to sacrifice more for national interest,” the statement noted.