
NIN-SIM Linkage: Telcos block millions of phone lines as deadline approaches
Nigerian telecommunications companies (Telcos) have blocked millions of phone lines from making and receiving calls as part of finalising the process of associating subscribers’ National Identification Numbers (NINs) with all active SIM cards. Telcos were hurrying to meet the July 31, 2024 deadline imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block all subscribers whose…