SIM-NIN: Deactivated Subscribers Storm Telecom Outlets, Queues Mount
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Some telecommunication subscribers were left stranded on Tuesday after telecom companies barred their lines from making calls following a directive from the Federal Government.
The Federal Government had on Monday directed telecom companies to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy by blocking outgoing calls on all unlinked lines after the deadline for the SIM-NIN verification expired on March 31.
While giving the directive, the government revealed that 125 million SIMs had submitted their NINs for linkage.
The Nigerian Communications Commission stated that there were 197.77 million active telecom subscribers as of February 2022.
This means that over 72.77 million active telecom subscribers will be affected...