FG Extends Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage – See New Deadline Date

Federal Government has extended the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification in Nigeria.

Infoexpert24 reports that this was contained in a joint statement released by the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Nigeria Identity Management Commission

It states that Nigerians have until the end of 2021 to complete the NIN-SIM registration.

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Titled Stakeholders Applaud the NIN-SIM Verification Exercise as FG Urges Citizens and Legal Residents to Enrol Before the End of the Year,’ the statement was co-signed by the NCC’s Director of Public Affairs – Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, and the Head, Corporate Communications at NIMC, Mr. Kayode Adegoke.

The statement was issued on Saturday revealed that about 66 million unique NIN enrolments have been captured since the enrolment process began, with an average of three to four SIMs linked to the NIN.

It read, “The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has conveyed the approval of the Federal Government to extend the deadline for the National Identity Number-Subscriber Identity Module data verification. Citizens and legal residents are urged to complete the process before the end of the year 2021.

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“The decision to extend the deadline was made further to appeals by the Mobile Network Operators and other industry stakeholders, soliciting for a further extension to ensure better compliance with government’s directive and to avoid widening the digital divide. The extension would also provide the enabling environment for the registration of Nigerians in remote areas, diaspora, schools, hospitals, worship centers, as well as foreigners, diplomatic missions, those in other areas that were hitherto unreachable, and increase enrolments in countries with a significant number of Nigerians.

“As of October 30, 2021, there were over 9,500 enrolment systems and over 8,000 NIN enrolment centers within and outside the country- this has significantly eased the NIN enrolment process and subsequent linkage of NIN to SIM.”