The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami yesterday said the Federal Government would soon announce a timeline for Nigerians to link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with their bank accounts.
The Federal Government on Monday said arrangements were on-going to replace the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, who made this known to reporters shortly after a tour of telecoms operators and NIN licensees in Abuja, said President Muhammadu Buhari has been briefed on the on-going NIN registrations across the country.
Veteran journalist and former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu, has lambasted the Nigerian Government for banning the sale of new sim cards. The Federal Government through the ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, had recently suspended the sale, registration and activation of SIM cards following the ongoing NIN-SIM linkage.
As Nigerians struggle to acquire the National Identity Number, NIN, from offices of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, across the country it has come to the knowledge of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC that some unscrupulous persons are cashing in on the exercise to induce enrollees to sell their NIN for a fee.
The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMCDE) and the national task force on National identification Number (NIN) had a meeting today, 21st dec 2020 where an extension to subscription of NIN & NIN-SIM registration was agreed.Below is the press release
The National identity management commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians to be very careful while trying to register their Sims with their NIN against Cybercriminals.