March 31, (THEWILL) – In preparation for the enforcement of the deadline of NIN to SIM linkage, the Federal Government has urged citizens and legal residents to use the next few days to ensure that they complete the linkage.
THEWILL recalls that the Federal Government approved an extension of the NIN-SIM linkage deadline to the 31st of March, 2022.
To this end, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has further directed that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) should offer enrolment services round-the-clock for the next few days.
Dr Pantami also thanked all those who have completed their NIN-SIM linkage.
This is contained in a statement by the Head, and Corporate Communications of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke.
The statement said, “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”, the statement read in parts.
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