The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers .
This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy .
The statement titled , ‘Extension of Registration Period and Cancellation of USSD and Verification Fees ’, was jointly signed by the Executive Vice -Chairman , Nigerian Communications Commission , Umar Danbatta ; and Director -General, National Identity Management Commission , Aliyu Aziz.
It read, “ The National Task Force on National Identification Number and SIM Registration met today, 21 st December, 2020 .
“ The meeting was chaired by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy , Isa Ali Pantami with major stakeholders in the sector including Chairman – NCC , EVC – NCC , DG – NITDA , DG – NIMC , ECTS / ECSM – NCC , Chairman ALTON , CEOs of MTN , Airtel , Ntel , Glo , Smile , and 9 Moble in attendance.
“ Based on the endorsement of the Federal Government of Nigeria , the following resolutions were made:
“ Three ( 3 ) weeks extension for subscribers with NIN from 30 th December, 2020 to 19 th January, 2021 ; and
“ Six ( 6 ) weeks extension for subscribers without NIN from 30 th December, 2020 to 9 th February , 2021 .”
Credit: PressExpress