The Federal Government has warned Nigerians not to sell their SIM cards that are already linked with the National Identity Numbers (NIN).
It said that this is because crimes committed with any SIM card would be traced to the owner for appropriate action.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami, noted that 47.8 million Nigerians have linked their SIM cards with their NINs.
Dr Pantami, after a review of the on-going NIN registration exercise with the Ministerial Task Force, commended Nigerians for massively turning out for the exercise.
The Minister in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, urged Nigerians to be mindful of the need to protect and secure their NINs and SIMs.
The report of the committee noted that the Minister expressed satisfaction with the achievement, and that the Federal Government expressed appreciation for the commitment demonstrated by all stakeholders and citizens and urged them to submit their NINs before 9th February, 2021 deadline.
The Minister urged the technical team to fast-track the processes so that the project is delivered soonest.
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