Wetin dey happen be say, all dis big telecom companies for Naija don start to cut comot about 66 million phone lines because of dis NIN-SIM matter wey government talk say everybody must do.
As e be now, for March 2024, na only 153 million out of 219 million phone lines wey dey work for MTN, Glo, Airtel, and 9mobile don connect dia NIN. Dis one mean say about 66 million lines fit chop block.
Dis NIN wahala don dey cause kasala since. Between July 28 and 29, network bin scatter small-small for everywhere, cause plenty confusion.
For first half of 2024, MTN and Airtel don already block 13.5 million lines wey no gree do dis NIN-SIM connection.
All dis big telecom companies like MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile don dey shout make people wey neva do am go quick-quick link dia NIN before dem go lose dia line patapata.
If your line don off, no worry. You fit still go any of dia office or NIMC office go finish di verification process make dem turn am on back.
Na NCC join hand with NIMC bring dis law say everybody for Naija must connect dia SIM to dia NIN. Dem start dis tin for 2020 say na to reduce crime and wahala wey dey happen because of fake phone lines.
NCC don dey shift deadline since December 2023, but for August, dem say by September 15, any line wey no get NIN go off.
One big man for NCC talk say dem go disconnect anybody wey no gree do am. E say di grace period don finish. E still talk say dis NIN-SIM connection na to protect everybody for Naija.
Even though people dey vex, President Tinubu say im no go change im mind. If you no do am, you fit lose your phone service o!
Di president of telecom subscribers association, Adeolu Ogungbanjo, say di way dem dey do dis NIN-SIM registration no good at all. E beg make NCC shift di deadline small because of all di wahala wey dey happen.
E say, “Abeg, make dem add one more week, and make we thank NCC small for all dis time wey dem don give us before.”
Na so we see am o! Make una dey shine una eye well-well!
