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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that anyone who fails link his Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) to his National Identity Number (NIN) will not be issued personal documents like the driver’s licence or international travel passport.
The Director of Public Affairs for NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday insisting that the October 31 deadline for the linkage remains unchanged.
An excerpt of the statement reads that, “NCC has reminded and urged telecoms consumers to link their NIN with their SIMs before the expiration of the deadline of October 31, 2021 set by the Federal Government.
“Soon, people without NIN will be denied necessary services that play vital roles in their lives including acquisition of of driving licence, passport.”
The Federal Government had, on the 15th of December, 2020, ordered all telecommunications operators in the country to disconnect every SIM card not linked with a valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th.
The deadline has since then, been extended several times due to the less than encouraging response received from the general public.
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