Telecom operators bar 11.2m lines not linked to NINs, NCC confirms
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that telecom operators have barred all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) which have yet to be linked to their owners’ National Identity Numbers (NINs). Last week, NCC gave the operators the go-ahead to block about 11.2m lines whose owners had failed to link them with their NINs.The commission’s directive followed the expiration of the …