March 31st 2022 has been put as the new deadline for NIN – SIM linkage as the Federal Government again extended the deadline for the verification exercise.
The government had initially fixed December 31, 2021 as the deadline for the exercise prior to the latest update.
In a joint statement signed by Dr. Ike Adinde, Director Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Mr. Kayode Adegoke, the Head of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), March 31, 2022, was announced as the new date.
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“The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) FBCS, FNCS, FIIM, wishes to convey the approval of the Federal Government to further extend the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022.”