By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has said that soon, people without National Identity Number (NIN) will be denied necessary services that play vital roles in their lives, including the acquisition of a driver’s licence and international passport.
The agency urged telecommunication consumers to obtained the NIN and integrate it with their subscriber identity modules (SIMs) before the expiration of the deadline on October 31, 2021, in order to prevent service disruption.
The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Mr Ikechukwu Adinde, disclosed this while speaking at the commission’s Digital Signature radio programme, which transmitted the second episode of Telecoms Consumer Town Hall to discuss the benefits of NIN-SIM integration.
He stressed that the NIN-SIM database will enhance citizens’ access to government services, as it is parallel to the federal government’s commitment to ensure the deployment of technology to improve service delivery.
Adding that the exercise will enhance security in the nation, Mr Adinde said, “Soon, people without NIN will be denied necessary services that play vital roles in their lives, including the acquisition of driver’s licence, passport.”
Earlier this month, The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr Aziz Aliyuhe, had disclosed that the commission had registered over 63 million residents have been captured in the ongoing NIN exercise, which is not up to half of the country’s entire population.
The agency also said it was focused on attaining the 184 million target set for it by the federal government in the next four years with a monthly target of 5 million enrollments.
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