The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has warned that about 40 million mobile barred due to subscribers failure to link their SIMs to their National Identity Numbers (NIN) may be forfeited
Reuben Muorka, the Director of Public Affairs at NCC, who revealed this on a message in Abuja, emphasized that the deadline for linking the lines expired February 28, 2024.
He stated that “If the barred lines are not addressed within the next 180 days, they will lose the ability to receive calls and will only be able to text and _make_ calls.
“After this period, they may also lose the ability to make calls and risk forfeiting their lines to their service providers within 365 days.”
Reuben Muorka advised those affected to enroll for their NIN if they have not already done so, or to take their number to their network providers to have their lines restored. Retrieval of lines can only be done by the network providers.
Recall that the NCC had mandated all phone users in the country to link their SIMs to their NIN to help prevent the use of the phones for criminal activities.