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Why SIMs are being barred despite linkage to NINs – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that the duplication of National Identification Numbers is responsible for the new wave of complaints from subscribers who have had their SIMs barred despite linking them to their NINs.

This, according to NCC, is due to the activity of third-party agents who duplicate NINs for unsuspecting telecom subscribers.

The commission revealed this at a recent media briefing in Lagos.

Commenting on the issue, the commission’s Director of Compliance, Mr Efosa Idehen, said, “On the issue of already ed SIMs and NIN, the issue is that some of those SIMs were ed with duplicated NINs.

“When an audit of the system is carried out, actual owners of the NINs reclaim them. We have a lot of things that people do within the industry, especially SIM-NIN linkage for money purposes. Yes, people their SIMs and try to link their NINs but the agents doing those registrations do a lot of damage.

“We are seeing this and want to correct it. We want a situation where when people say they are the owners of their SIMs, there is no doubt.”

This comes from recent complaints by some subscribers that their lines had been barred by telcos despite linking their NINs with their SIM cards.

SOURCE: Daily Post

How? No be una say if we link our SIM card to our NIM, all our problems will be solved? Why una come dey cry now?

NCC

MAD, INCOMPETENT BUFFOONS

I don't know. I've linked mine twice, yet I got this again this morning after linking it last week for the second time.

The CURRENT process has been taken over by scammers, especially targeting the lines of older people, Nigerians in diaspora, and those with significant bank transactions (allegedly).

If authorities are serious about solving this issue, they should investigate and prosecute those who allegedly duplicated subscribers' NINs (isn't that fraud punishable by up to 2 years in jail?).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPK3Fc0ykng

By default, the NIN shouldn't be linkable to two names(identities which included fingerprint, pictures etc). Except you're now telling us that that database is not foolproof and itting the country just wasted and spent billions of Naira buying and paying for untested and compromised database system

Very confused entity

Scammers are now the new sim card business men and women. They will link your NIN to various .

Don't worry they will sue them soon, blocking people's line for no just cause, just wait.

Why is it affecting only MTN subscribers?

These people are very clueless

COMRADES
The said barred lines should sort themselves out of the quagmire. Ncc na shittins

Ordinary Sim card linkage, Naija cannot get it right

We truly have a long way to go

Hmm

I even received a call from one of their agents after linking my NIN to the new MTN Sim i bought.
They should find a way to solve this mess.

Reading...

Kevineleven:
Don't worry they will sew them soon, blocking people's line for no just cause, just wait.

SUE not sew

Ok

This is a great move by NCC..


NIN and SIM Biometric wey no tally.... disconnect the line ...

This is why we have huge unabated cyber crime and why it is almost impossible to use SIM to track criminals. They are using NIN that are not theirs to link the network lines they are using to scam.

So, any data that is not corresponding... Disconnect it!

Simple!!!

I just received an SMS that my line will soon be barred. I have told them to go ahead because I dey japa go moon soon.

sylve11:


The thing is affecting all networks.

My Airtel line is telling to go and link my NiN. Something that I have done since 1892.

1892?! So you were these when this shocking story happened?
https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/7979140/history-when-yorubas-opened-africans#128086834

Very un serious country
What's d difference between nin and bvn? They both have d same data base when u open any of them. Same details as well as finger print and photo. Rubbishh

If Una bar my line I go just naked swear for Una straight up.

Nice

One of my number is barred while the rest are not

Armaggedon:
Why is it affecting only MTN subscribers?

The thing is affecting all networks.

My Airtel line is telling to go and link my NiN. Something that I have done since 1892.

atiku4President:
How? No be una say if we link our SIM card to our NIM, all our problems will be solved? Why una come dey cry now?

Don't just rush to comment section, take your time to read and the understand the information...

MissJ0:
I don't know. I've linked mine twice, yet I got this again this morning after linking it last week for the second time.

Same here.

I linked mine today and I got message instantly dat my line will be bared if I don't link my line to my nin.

This guys are incompetent

Between you look pretty at ur profile