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NCC Announces 51M Records in NIN Database – extends NIN-SIM Linkage by one month

April 6, 2021
2 min read
Author: Editorial Team

2021 and an approval was given to extend the period of the NIN-SIM linkage to the 6th of May, 2021. The request for the extension was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari and he endorsed it.

Based on the updates of the NIN-registration process, over 51 million people have been assigned NINs. There are many people, who have enrolled and are in the process of being assigned NINs. With each individual having an average of 3 to 4 SIMs, the total number of SIMs tied to NINs would be close to the total number of registered SIMs in the country.

The current number of monthly enrolments has increased significantly to about 2.6 million registrations. There has also been a remarkable increase in the number of enrolment centres across the country with about 3,800 centres available for enrolments. There are also many more new centres in the pipeline.

I wish to thank Nigerians for their patience and compliance with the Federal Government’s directive on the NIN-SIM registration exercise. The government is commited to continually taking decisions aimed at easing the pains of the citizens with regard to issues related to NIN and SIM registration.

Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami

The Chairman of the EFCC addressed the meeting and stated that the NIN-SIM linkage would support the Federal Government in checkmating the activities of fraudsters and cybercriminals. 
The Honourable Minister noted the importance of obtaining feedback from all stakeholders in order to ensure that the NIN-SIM linkage process is one that cannot easily be compromised.

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