NIN SIM Registration: Simple Way For Glo Subscribers To Link NIN To Phone Number

As the Federal Government insist on the two-week deadline set for the registration and linking of National Identity Number (NIN) to mobile numbers, AllNews presents to you the ways to link your NIN to your mobile number.

For Glo subscribers, you can now link your NIN to your mobile number by sending “UPDATENIN NIN FirstName and LastName” to 109.

Other network service providers

For MTN = *785#

For Airtel = *121*1#

NOTE: To retrieve your NIN for free, dial *346#.

Update on national identity card system

As it stands, only approximately 43 million Nigerians have enrolled for their NIN since the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) came into effect in 2010. This is out of the over 208 million population of Nigeria.

The population of unregistered citizens far outnumbers the approved office, an aching concern for Nigerians. 

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) also put the number of network subscribers at 207 million.

AllNews understands that the number of Nigerians yet to enroll for NIMC is between 164 million to 165 million.

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Despite its eagerness to increase the number of enrolled citizens, the Nigerian Government had not been able to establish licensed agents in all the 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).