FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification Deadline Till July 26

The Federal Government has approved the extension of the
deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021.

The Director, Public Affairs Nigerian Communications Commission,
Ikechukwu Adinde; and the Head, Corporate Communications, Nigeria
Identity Management Commission, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this in a
joint statement on Monday titled ‘FG approves July 26 as NIN-SIM
verification deadline as enrolment systems increase to 5,410 .’

According to the statement, the decision to further extend the
deadline was made based on a request by stakeholders.

The statement read, “The Federal Government has approved the
extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the 26th
of July, 2021.

“The decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by
stakeholders on the need to consolidate the enrolment and NIN-SIM
verification process following the rapid increase in the number of
enrolment systems across the country.

“As at June 28, 2021, a total of 5,410 enrolment systems are now
available across the country and this would significantly ease the
NIN enrolment process and subsequent linkage of NIN to SIM. It is
worthy of note that there were only about 800 such enrolment
systems as at December 2020.

“The Federal Government has approved the extension as part of
its efforts to make it easier for its citizens and residents to
obtain the NIN and it is important to take advantage of the
extension.

“There are now a total of 57.3 million unique NIN enrolments,
with average of 3 to 4 SIMs per NIN. With the great number of
enrolment centres across the country, every citizen and legal
resident should be able to obtain their NINs.”

The statement quoted the Minister of Communications and Digital
Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, as thanking Nigerians for their patience
and compliance with the Federal Government’s directive on the
NIN-SIM registration exercise.

It also quoted the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian
Communications Commission, Prof Umar Dambatta; and the
Director-General/CEO of NIMC, Aliyu Azeez, as urging citizens and
legal residents to make sure they use the opportunity of the
extension to complete the process of enrolment and
verification.

The Federal Government has approved the extension of the
deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021.

The Director, Public Affairs Nigerian Communications Commission,
Ikechukwu Adinde; and the Head, Corporate Communications, Nigeria
Identity Management Commission, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this in a
joint statement on Monday titled ‘FG approves July 26 as NIN-SIM
verification deadline as enrolment systems increase to 5,410 .’

According to the statement, the decision to further extend the
deadline was made based on a request by stakeholders.

The statement read, “The Federal Government has approved the
extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the 26th
of July, 2021.

“The decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by
stakeholders on the need to consolidate the enrolment and NIN-SIM
verification process following the rapid increase in the number of
enrolment systems across the country.

“As at June 28, 2021, a total of 5,410 enrolment systems are now
available across the country and this would significantly ease the
NIN enrolment process and subsequent linkage of NIN to SIM. It is
worthy of note that there were only about 800 such enrolment
systems as at December 2020.

“The Federal Government has approved the extension as part of
its efforts to make it easier for its citizens and residents to
obtain the NIN and it is important to take advantage of the
extension.

“There are now a total of 57.3 million unique NIN enrolments,
with average of 3 to 4 SIMs per NIN. With the great number of
enrolment centres across the country, every citizen and legal
resident should be able to obtain their NINs.”

The statement quoted the Minister of Communications and Digital
Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, as thanking Nigerians for their patience
and compliance with the Federal Government’s directive on the
NIN-SIM registration exercise.

It also quoted the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian
Communications Commission, Prof Umar Dambatta; and the
Director-General/CEO of NIMC, Aliyu Azeez, as urging citizens and
legal residents to make sure they use the opportunity of the
extension to complete the process of enrolment and
verification.