… NIN Database Exceeds 51 Million Records
According to the statement endorsed jointly by Dr. Ikechukwu
Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission & Mr Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate
Communications, National Identity Management Commission saying The meeting was
attended by key stakeholders, including the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC), DG/CEO of the National Identity Management
Commission (NIMC), DG/CEO of the National Information Technology Development
Agency (NITDA), Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), Representative of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration
Service (NIS) and the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications
Operators of Nigeria (ALTON). Others
included the NCC Executive Commissioners Technical Services and Stakeholder
Management, MD/CEOs of MTN, Airtel, EMTS (9Mobile), NTEL, Spectranet and SMILE,
as well as the COO of Glo.
The statement further said the meeting took place on
Thursday, April 1, 2021 and an approval was given to extend the period of the
NIN-SIM linkage to the 6th of May, 2021. The request for the extension was
presented to President Muhammadu Buhari and he endorsed it.
Also the statement disclosed the updates of the
NIN-registration process, saying over 51 million people have been assigned NINs
so far. And there are many people, who
have enrolled and are in the process of being assigned NINs. With each individual
having an average of 3 to 4 SIMs, the total number of SIMs tied to NINs would
be close to the total number of registered SIMs in the country, it was stated.
The statement further revealed that the current number of
monthly enrolments has increased significantly to about 2.6 million
registrations. There has also been a
remarkable increase in the number of enrolment centres across the country with
about 3,800 centres available for enrolments. There are also many more new
centres in the pipeline.
“The Chairman of the EFCC addressed the meeting and stated
that the NIN-SIM linkage would support the Federal Government in checkmating
the activities of fraudsters and cybercriminals.
“The Honourable Minister noted the importance of obtaining
feedback from all stakeholders in order to ensure that the NIN-SIM linkage
process is one that cannot easily be compromised.
Dr. Pantami wishes to thank Nigerians for their patience and
compliance with the Federal Government’s directive on the NIN-SIM registration
exercise. He reiterated government’s
commitment to continually taking decisions aimed at easing the pains of the
citizens with regard to issues related to NIN and SIM registration.