The Federal Government has extended the deadline issued to telecommunications operators in the country to block all SIMs without National Identification Number (NIN).

This follows a meeting of the National Task Force on NIN and SIM Registration which held in Abuja.

Based on the endorsement of the Federal Government, the meeting approved three weeks’ extension for subscribers with NIN from December 30 to January 19, 2021.

It also agreed that registration for subscribers without NIN should be extended by six weeks – from December 30 to February 9, 2021.