The federal government has for the fifth time approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification.
The new deadline is July 26, 2021, according to a statement signed by NCC’s Ikechukwu Adinde and NIMC’s Kayode Adegoke, on Tuesday.
The extension 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.
“The Federal Government has approved the extension as part of its effort 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 an 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 said.
They said the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, on behalf of the federal government, commended Nigerians for their patience and compliance with the federal government’s directive on the NIN-SIM registration exercise.
They equally quoted the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof Umar Garba Dambatta, and the Director-General/CEO of that NIMC, Engr Aliyu Azeez, as urging Nigerians and legal residents to make sure they use the opportunity to complete the process of enrolment and verification.
