NIN-SIM LINKAGE: What You Should If Your Line Has Been Blocked | DETAILS

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has revealed what Nigerian telecoms subscribers whose line (s) has been blocked because of non-linkage of NIN-SIM should do.

Following the deadline given by the Federal Government for subscribers to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their Subscriber Identification Module (SIM), some subscribers have been blocked form making outgoing calls.

According to a statement released on Tuesday by ALTON the Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, and Head of Operations, Gbolahan Awonuga, blocked “subscribers who have not obtained or linked their NIN to their SIMs, should do so at any of the designated centres”.

Meanwhile, over 72.77 million active telecommunication subscribers are said to have been blocked while 125million SIMs have been linked.