During sim registration we provided finger prints and facial recognition. Still it didn't stop the crimes. What does he want with NIN that NIMC offices are reluctant to give.
What is this govt about sef?

Am not surprised! This is Nigeria

I would advise you all to put a pin lock on your simcards, a word is enough for the wise

Gabbriell:
Excellent move..but 2weeks is to small.

Hopefully customers will be able to do it using USSD code



If you are not a computer programer or have no knowledge about the text in bold, don't quote me with your ignorance. Am not in the mood.

Did they tell you that it will be done on USSD code? Las las you might still be on the queue to do yours.

Let me go and do my own now before the office becomes jam-packed with uncontrollable crowd.

SAMAJ:
Following the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators, the Federal government has directed all operators in the country to disconnect every SIM card not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th 2020.


This came after an urgent meeting of key stakeholders in the Communications industry convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) on Monday, December 14, 2020.

The meeting in its resolution insisted that all telecom operators must from Thursday, December 16, 2020 require all their subscribers to provide valid National Identification Number (NIN) to update SIM registration records.

https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1338918738662465537?s=19

I registered my national ID card I have gotten my nin number, my question is now that I have registered I was even asked to write my number on the registration, even my bvn is there I hope it's automatically linked since I have registered for the ID and gotten my nin number

werey

post=97104671:
This is how the sane countries we want to emulate as a nation start to build their countries to a sane society they are today.

Lies.

rusher14:


In light of insecurity which pervades the Nigerian state, facilitated by unidentified individuals taking advantage of the mobile network and the anonymity the prevailing regime accords them, a most useful solution would be to tie phone lines to a database of identification on a national scale.

The ball is in your court, why do you disagree with the idea?

At the bolded how many culprit has been apprehended so far with all the policies that has been put so far?
This policy is useless because there's porous borders and don't hope your country have any data base of identification on a national scale.

olatade:
They should bare it in mind that covid 19 is on a second wave invasion. This is not the time to jam pac the offices of telecom operators and 2 weeks is to short to synchronise millions of customers.

TBH this is something they can do behind the scene without letting customers know. Collecting BVN Data, NIN Data, Bank, SIM registration.

Using Biometric data, date of birth, phone and some other information, the could currate all merge the one

Now you go dey hear say them Rob person kill just to collect am simcard.. trust me, in no distance time.. people sim go de loss.

[quote author=Badadvisor post=97107046]
For Nigeria?[yes come with lock iphone]

onyechez:

At the bolded how many culprit has been apprehended so far with all the policies that has been put so far?
This policy is useless because there's porous borders and don't hope your country have any data base of identification on a national scale.

I see it as a plot to get Nigerians busy so they will forget about the 333 kidnapped Katsina boys.

olatade:
They should bare it in mind that covid 19 is on a second wave invasion. This is not the time to jam pac the offices of telecom operators and 2 weeks is to short to synchronise millions of customers.

Our leaders don't have sense like you do, they're all idiots.

sekem:


So you suddenly realize that covid 19 second wave is real just because you don't want to go and upgrade your SIM information?

Laziness is a disease.

Laziness always make you to continue giving excuses upon excuses instead of getting the job done.

It's not like supplying your NIN will take up to 1 hour to accomplish, or is it?

I wonderwhy people like you just talk without thinking, yes covid-19 is still a problem and number of cases rising day by day, apart from that, it's impossible to accomplish that within 2 weeks, except if they're going to create a ussd code to allow people link they're nin from home.
Upto 50 percent of Nigerians don't have nin, it took me hours to get my nin all because of bad network and all that, I remember last year when students were asks to provide nin for jamb registration, come and see crowd at the nin registration centre, they later suspended it because many students couldn't get their nin, now we are talking about the entire country, within 2 weeks. Please always think before you post.
Thanks

SAMAJ:
Following the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators, the Federal government has directed all operators in the country to disconnect every SIM card not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th 2020.


This came after an urgent meeting of key stakeholders in the Communications industry convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) on Monday, December 14, 2020.

The meeting in its resolution insisted that all telecom operators must from Thursday, December 16, 2020 require all their subscribers to provide valid National Identification Number (NIN) to update SIM registration records.

https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1338918738662465537?s=19

I believe these people know that to collect NIN is like to collect an American Visa. if the collection of NIN is made simple just the way the collection of ATM is at different bank, all Nigerians will have it.
Even the renew of NIN card is like hell with much fees to pay.
let the collection of NIN card be digital, simple and fast.

Gabbriell:
Excellent move..but 2weeks is to small.

Hopefully customers will be able to do it using USSD code

If you are not a computer programer or have no knowledge about the text in bold, don't quote me with your ignorance. Am not in the mood.

onyechez:

Did they tell you that it will be done on USSD code? Las las you might still be on the queue to do yours.

MOST OF YOU GUYS HERE ON NAIRALAND LIKE TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN MEANINGLESS CONVERSATIONS (arguments )JUST TO MAKE YOURSELVES FEEL BETTER.

Here is what the term "Hopefully" means:

I believe these people know that to collect NIN is like to collect an American Visa. if the collection of NIN is made simple just the way the collection of ATM is at different bank, all Nigerians will have it.
Even the renew of NIN card is like hell with much fees to pay.
let the collection of NIN card be digital, simple and fast.

Tmlivesport:
Lots of people are yet to register for NINC and second wave of covid is coming, how will social distancing be done?

Why the rush to block sim?

Don't mind them. When you even go to register for the NIN, you'll see those useless civil servants shamelessly using the exercise to make money. People will be at the centers from as early as 3a.m., yet when the officials come by 10 a m. you'll see them complaining about one irrelevance or another, which are just excuses to look for bribes. At the end of the day, they will only register 20 people. Is that how they want to register millions of people?

Is this the next step for us in Nigeria ���

No doubt this will reduce fraudulent activities but the Main agenda is - tracking, Tracing,monitoring and placing the entire citizens under surveillance through coercion for political gains. Rather than eradicating hunger and ensuring a secured people this is what they chose do .

Gabbriell:





MOST OF YOU GUYS HERE ON NAIRALAND LIKE TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN MEANINGLESS CONVERSATIONS (arguments )JUST TO MAKE YOURSELVES FEEL BETTER.

Here is what the term "Hopefully" means:

You're being optimistic about a country that it's policies put so far hasn't produced results.
Keep hoping, . Hopefully you will be under the scorching sun. This is not the first time such is occurring so I just dey laugh you.

Bunch of totally inept idiots running otherwise great country Nigeria!

How many times did they register SIMs? 2004, 2006, 2007, I think. How is a foreigner going to get SIM if he/she has no Nigerian national ID? Bullsh1t. This is just another attempt in showing how "they are working" while they do nothing.

16th is not Thursday. Today is 16th

Fiisty:
Hmmmm

see as you dey moan, the thing don enter ni? E dey sweet you abi e dey pain you?Tell am make him take an easy o

When are they blocking my SIMs? I'm honestly looking forward to it.

415volt:
@OP, add source please.

I will consider this a good step in the right direction.

Always going for insensitive areas to show their muscles, lol

rusher14:


Security has everything to do with Mr. A being able to abduct an individual, requesting ransom be paid , networking with his henchmen all under the cloak of anonymity.

Should a database exist for all phone users, tied to unique and identifiable individuals, it would go a long way to reduce such crimes.

No single strategy can eradicate crime.

It takes a holistic approach and the contribution of the citizenry to address such.

If you are opposed to it, explain why .

You do not understand how kidnappers operate. They use the phone line of the victim (or any other victim) to contact the families.

Sunmoluvic:

I wonderwhy people like you just talk without thinking, yes covid-19 is still a problem and number of cases rising day by day, apart from that, it's impossible to accomplish that within 2 weeks, except if they're going to create a ussd code to allow people link they're nin from home.
Upto 50 percent of Nigerians don't have nin, it took me hours to eat my nin all because of bad network and all that, I remember last year when students were asks to provide nin for jamb registration, come and see crowd at the nin registration centre, they later suspended it because many students couldn't get their nin, now we are talking about the entire country, within 2 weeks. Please always think before you post.
Thanks

dont mind that guy

mindtricks:

That's too precious for them to give it up. Every other thing can wait.

Yes this is why they are just wasteful leaders.

olatade:
They should bare it in mind that covid 19 is on a second wave invasion. This is not the time to jam pac the offices of telecom operators and 2 weeks is to short to synchronise millions of customers.

These peeps think thru there shit hole I tell u. Something like this should have a time frame of at least 3 months. This country under this government have continued to show us different ways not to trust them.

What is the fate of foreigners in Nigeria, will they be forced to acquire Nigerian citizenship in order to have SIM.