The Federal Government has once again appealed to citizens to seize opportunity of the extension of the NIN-SIM linkage deadline to the 31st of March, 2022.
The statement issued by officials of both the Nigerian Communication Commission,NCC and the National Identity Management Commission,NIMC.
Full statement below:
In preparation for the enforcement, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) urges citizens and legal residents to use the next few days to ensure that they complete the linkage.
To this end, the Honourable Minister has further directed that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) should offer enrolment services round-the-clock for the next few days. Prof Pantami also thanks all those who have completed their NIN-SIM linkage.
On behalf of the Honourable Minister, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, and the Director-General/CEO of NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Aziz, urge citizens and legal residents to take advantage of the window to complete the process of enrolment and verification within the next few days.
Signed:
Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde Director, Public Affairs
Nigerian Communications Commission
Mr. Kayode Adegoke
Head, Corporate Communications,
Nigeria Identity Management Commission
March 31, 2022
