Isiyaku Ahmed
The Federal Government has extended the ongoing National Identification Numbers (NINs) link to Subscriber Identity Module integration (SIM) by eight more weeks.
The Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Ikechukwu Adinde disclosed in a statement, Monday, that the extension was conveyed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami.
According to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the new deadline is April 6, 2021.
Recall that the deadline was previously given as February 9, 2021 from the previous deadlines of December 30, 2020 and January 19, 2021, respectively.