NCC insists on Friday deadline to disconnect all registered SIMs without proper NIN linkage

Nigeria’s Telecommunications industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has insisted on disconnecting millions of telephone users without proper linkage of their National Identification Numbers (NIN) with their SIM cards by Friday, March 29, 2024.

The NCC has mandated all telcos in the country to disconnect all phone lines of subscribers who have not linked their National Identification Numbers (NIN) with their SIM cards.

The disconnections are set to take place on Friday, March 29,2024, following a directive from the NCC mandating all registered SIMs without proper NIN linkage to be either corrected or completely disconnected from networks.