Nigeria Prefers NIN Linked SIM Cards to Health as Crowd Gathers at NIMC Enrolment Centres

Millions of Nigerians gathered across the nation’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) enrolment centres on Monday as the deadline set by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect SIM cards not linked to National Identity Number (NIN) approaches.

Last week, the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy ordered all telecommunications firms in Nigeria to block all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) not linked or registered with valid Identification Numbers (NINs) after December 30.

Approximately 6 business days to the deadline, Nigerians flock to enrolment centres despite new COVID-19 strain fast spreading across the world.

The United Kingdom and the rest of the European nations have locked their doors to travelers in an effort to curb the spread of the new type of COVID-19.

However, Nigeria with a sizeable number of UK travelers leaves its airports open while forcing citizens to gather across the nation’s NIMC centres for enrolment.