NIN: Telecoms companies get approval to register Nigerians
Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- Telecommunications companies can now register Nigerians for their National Identity Numbers, NIN.
The director-general of the National Identity Management Commission, Aliyu Aziz, confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES via Whataspp on Wednesday.
He said other licensed private and public institutions should commence the registration in order to address the crowds at the commission's offices.
"We have licensed private and public sector organisations including telcos (telecommunications companies) so as to create more centres," he said.
A Nigerian government directive that all telephone lines be linked to the NIN has since December 2020 triggered a frenzy at registration centres as citizens try to beat deadlines set by the go...
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