NCC directs MTN, Airtel, others to Block SIMs without NIN

MTN Nigeria, Airtel, and other telecom companies have been instructed by the Nigerian Communications Commission to completely block phone numbers that do not have a National Identity Number (NIN) or whose NIN has not been validated.

This was revealed in a corporate notification that MTN Nigeria submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, along with the NCC directive and the timeframes for the barring that were attached.