See How Many Sim Cards Can Be Linked To Your NIN

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami said that seven (7) SIM cards can be linked to one National Identification Number on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Mobile App.

He made this revelation on Friday where he acknowledged that his ministry is making efforts to ensure the NIN enrolment process can be transformed to a simpler, better and faster way though the linking of SIM cards as required by the NCC Nigerian Communication Commission.

He said,

“We developed an app, when you go online, you will see it. That app, as long as you have your NIMC number, you will only download it without visiting any office. You will be able to link up to seven SIM numbers to only one. I have already downloaded the app, launched the app, and already linked some of my numbers immediately. This is part of digitalisation,”

According to PUNCH, he also said the ministry, NIMC and telecommunication operators would review the entire NIN linkage to SIM cards by network users should the Federal Government impose a fresh lockdown amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Federal Government had said telcos subscribers with NIN have January 19 as deadline to link their NIN with their SIM cards while subscribers without NIN have until February 9 to do so.

As of October 2020, the total number of mobile network connections was 207.58 million, but currently, only 43 million Nigerians have NIN, thus 164 million telephone users are at the risk of being deactivated.