The Minister has come under fire for certain comments credited to him where he allegedly sympathised with Boko Haram terrorists Nigerians have since initiated an online campaign calling for his resignation over fears that he cannot handle the personal data of Nigerians Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has denied links to extremism, … Read more
A cross-section of Nigerians has called for the resignation of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, over his alleged link with terrorist groups, Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The aggrieved Twitter users alleged that Pantami cannot be trusted with the data of Nigerians, especially with the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) has lifted the ban on the registration of new Subscribers Identification Module (SIMs). According to the government, the new SIM card registration will commence on April 19, 2021. The Federal Government (FG) has lifted the ban on the registration of new Subscribers Identification Module (SIMs). This was made known in a … Read more
The minister while speaking in an available video said he was misquoted. Clarifying further, Pantami said he meant NIMC has been 14 years in existence, since 2007. Minister for Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has made clarifications on an earlier statement in which he said Nigerians without National Identification Number (NIN) risk up to … Read more
150million out of the 189million have successfully completed registration The federal government has said Nigerians who fail to register for National Identification Number (NIN) risk 14-year jail term. Communication minister Isa Pantami disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while addressing the press at the weekly presidential media briefing. Pantami said planning for development and building … Read more
Pantami warned that while the failure to obtain the NIN could lead to between seven and 14 years imprisonment for Nigerians… At least 51 million Nigerians have enrolled for the National Identity Number (NIN), the Federal Government has announced. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it introduced the use of National Identity Number (NIN) for the registration of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to checkmate examination malpractices. Oloyede disclosed that the use of NIN as a prerequisite for registration was from the Minister of Education, adding that the idea was … Read more
The FIRS’ decision to integrate its tax collection and management function with the NIMC database comes just after the FRSC has said that it will only issue driver’s licences to applicants with NIN The Nigerian Immigration Service has also said it will request the NIN to issue or renew passports The Federal Inland Revenue Service … Read more
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of dedicated Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) swap centres in each of the 774 local government areas in the country. This was announced in a statement jointly signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Ikechukwu Adinde, and Head of Corporate Communications at the … Read more
The Minister argued that the NIN is key to national and budgetary planning, among other areas The Federal Government, on Thursday, said that the National Identity Number (NIN) is mandatory for transactions such as the opening of bank accounts, payment of taxes and voter registration. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this … Read more
The Minister visited the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) registration Centre in Gwarinpa, the Zonal Headquarters of MTN, Glo Mobile and Airtel in Maitama The Federal Government has said that arrangements are ongoing to replace the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, … Read more
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says 56.18 million Nigerians have successfully submitted their national identification numbers to telecommunication companies. This figure is a tremendous increase from the 47.8 million NIN collected by telcos as of January 18. The commission disclosed the development in a statement announcing the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM linkage, … Read more
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for linkage of National Identity Numbers with Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards by eight weeks. The extension is to give Nigerians and legal residents more time to integrate their NIN with the SIM. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: FG Mulls Banning UAE, Netherlands Flights Over COVID-19 Tests Requisite Nigeria … Read more
National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) says it has licensed Telecommunications companies to register people who are yet to have National Identity Numbers Director-General, NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, who announced the development, said some other private and public organisations had also been given approval to provide NINs. Aziz said the move became imperative in order to address … Read more
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says GSM operators have collected 47.8 million National Identification Number (NINs) from subscribers as at Jan 18.
Federal Government has expressed its satisfaction in Nigerians for their perseverance in the ongoing NIN-SIM linkage exercise. A statement on Tuesday from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said the Technical Implementation Committee under the Ministerial Task Force has reported significant progress in the ongoing NIN-SIM … Read more
Subscribers with NIN have until January 19 as deadline to link their NIN with their SIM cards while subscribers without NIN have until February 9 to do so. The NIMC has said it is not aware of any planned extension of the deadline Mobile operators have said that SIMs with unlinked but submitted National Identity … Read more
The Federal Government has said that the National Identity Number (NIN) is mandatory for foreign diplomats with an enrolment centre already set up at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, was quoted as saying this in a statement signed by his Technical Assistant, Femi Adeluyi, on … Read more
Minister approves 20 centres for NIN enrolment in FCT —Official Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isah Ali Pantami, has approved the activation of 20 NIN enrolment centres within the FCT, to make the process easier, beginning from Jan. 18, Mr Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate Communications of NIMC, Abuja, has said. A statement he … Read more