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General News of Thursday, 1 April 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

51 million Nigerians have registered for NIN - Minister

The deadline for Nigerians to integrate their NINs with their phone numbers is April 6, 2021 The deadline for Nigerians to integrate their NINs with their phone numbers is April 6, 2021

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has said a total of 51 million Nigerians have enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN).

The minister made the discloser to the press in the statehouse in Abuja on Thursday, April 1, 2021.

The deadline for Nigerians to integrate their NINs with their phone numbers is April 6, 2021.

The deadline was previously given as February 9, 2021, from previous deadlines of December 30, 2020, and January 19, 2021, respectively, according to Pulse.ng.

Pantami has "reiterated the need for Nigerians and legal residents who are yet to register for the NIN to be diligent and take advantage of the extension to enroll for their NIN and link with their SIMs."

Mobile phone subscribers who do not integrate their NINs with their phone numbers by April 6, would have their phone lines suspended or blocked, the federal government has repeatedly announced.