The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has insisted the October 31 deadline for linking their National Identity Numbers with their Subscriber Identity Modules remains sacrosanct.
It also said that Nigerians without NIN would soon be barred from acquiring driving licences and passports.
This NCC made this position known in a statement titled 'NIN-SIM Integration: NCC sensitises telecom consumers on October 31 Deadline' signed by NCC's Director of Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde.
The statement read, "NCC has reminded and urged telecoms consumers to link their NINs with their SIMs before the expiration of the deadline of October 31, 2021 set by the Federal Government."
The commission urged Nigerians to make use of the extension of the NIN-SIM integration exercise to October 31, 2021, to enrol with NIMC, get their NINs and link them to their SIMs, warning that people without NIN will be denied of necessary services that play vital roles in their lives including acquisition of driving licence, passport.
