NIN: FG Reveals Next Step It Will Take Against Barred SIM Cards

The Federal Government has disclosed what users of SIM cards not linked to National Identity Numbers (NINs) should expect next.

The federal government disclosed that those affected by ban on outgoing calls last week for not performing the NIN-SIM exercise will not be let off the hook anytime soon.

In a statement issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday, it said the lines of those barred will not be unblocked until their owners carry out their NIN-SIM integration.

“The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to officially inform telecoms consumers, whose Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are barred from making calls, that affected SIMs will not be unbarred by the service providers until they are linked with the National Identification Numbers (NINs) of the SIM holders”, the statement said.

NCC said the information had become necessary in view of a viral web link (https://bit.ly/NCC-Sim-Unbar-Gov-Ng) being circulated on social media and on some websites.