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Following an order given by the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to all mobile phone users and telecom subscribers, to validate their registrations by linking individual NIN to their SIM cards before December 30; but which has stalled till now for some reasons which may be thought of as an extension, it is now very vital to link those SIM cards as unlinked lines will be blocked afterwards.
Here’s how to prevent your SIM from getting blocked.
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NIN is an acronym for `National Identity Number` which is a string of eleven (11) digits assigned to an individual by the NIMC (National Identity Management Commission) of course, after a successful registration.
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To get a National Identity Number, the following data will be requested:
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You may be wondering the need to go Stand in a long queue again, after queuing to open bank accounts, customer care service at KYC (Know Your Customer)meetings, why this again?
As no two persons in the country can have the same National Identity Number, this information is used to compare and store your demographic data in the database enhancing transparency in the system and making identification easy in transaction or travel instances like issuance of passport, insurance services, and other Government services.
Upon registration, you are issued a ballot, which should be used to retrieve your NIN. However, situations are where you have lost it, a sum of N500 is to be paid at any bank via REMITA where the Refer Teller wil be given you to be submitted at any NIMC Enrollment Center (ERC) for a NIN receipt printout.
Alternatively, the NIMC USD service saves you the stress of commuting between several places by dialing a simple code `*346#’ on your mobile device, following the appropriate steps displayed and inputting the correct information required. Type `1` for “NIN Retrieval` if you are using the registered phone number for the process
Note: this process attracts a N20 fee and will be deducted from your credit balance.
To link your National Identity Number to your MTN phone number, do these:
Or visit https://mtnonline.com/nim/ with a mobile phone or computer. You will be asked to fill a linking form with your name phone number and email address; do these, submit and wait for feedback from the network providers.
To link your National Identity Number to your Airtel phone number, do the following:
To link your NIN to our GLO phone number, follow these steps:
or visit any Globacom office nearest to you.
To Link your NIN to your 9Mobile phone number, do these:
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Answer: Yes! This is a KYC procedure. Go to any Telecom office with your NIN slip to do this.
Answer: Pay the sum of N500 via REMITA for name modification.
To add/ change name, visit any NIMC office with a newspaper publication and court affidavit.
Answer: This also is a KYC procedure. Visit the Telecom registration center with your new sim card and NIN slip to have your registration updated.
It’s a good thing and an encouragement that the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has cancelled the N20 NIN retrieval charge, thus making the process easy and free by just dialing *346# to check NIN.
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