The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Aminu Maida, said the commission has completed the implementation of the Federal Government’s policy to link all phone numbers in the country to a national identification number (NIN).

Maida said this on Thursday while speaking at the 2024 annual corporate governance conference held in Lagos.

“We have recently concluded the implementation of the federal government’s 2020 policy of linking every phone number to a NIN,” he said.

“Though it was a bit painful for Nigerians, I think we also need to appreciate what that does for us.

“Today, there is no phone number that we cannot associate with a verified NIN. Not just a number, but a number that has been verified.”

Source: thecableng