What You Should Do If You Linked Your NIN to Your SIM and Still Got Barred, According to NIMC
Even after linking their National Identity Number (NIN) to their MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9mobile SIMs, some Nigerians still cannot make outgoing phones as their lines remained barred. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has explained what caused this and the step everyone affected should take. Applicants sit under a tent waiting to obtain their NIN at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, in Lagos state on January 13, 2021. Photo credit: Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto Source: Getty Images What could cause being barred despite NIN-SIM linkage? In a tweet sighted on Thursday, April 21, the commission explained that if a telecom subscriber links their NIN to their SIMs and the line(s) remained barred, it could be a result of SIM registration information being inconsistent with the NIN records. "It could be as a result of your SIM registration information being inconsistent with your NIN records," NIMC tells affected Nigerians. Gettin
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