MTN begins NIN enrollment in Lagos, Abuja and PH
MTN has said it has commenced enrollment for National Identification Number.
MTN’s Senior Manager, External Relations, Funso Aina said that the Telco had secured Nigerian Identity Management Commission License for NIN enrollment and had begun enrollment at some of its centres in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja.
He noted that MTN had invested in acquiring devices and aligned with NIMC standard.
He also assured that the number of locations would increase with time.
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, said in a matter of weeks, every operator would start NIN enrollment.
He noted that operators had commenced preparatory arrangements in the regard of procurement, licensing and deployment.
Adebayo said, “There are still administrative issues which was taking a little bit of time to start, but once operators start, we’ll ensure that the enrollment commence and be wrapped with full speed”.
Adebayo added that regardless of the difference in time, the entire industry were all committed to the exercise.
Nigerians have been crowding the NIMC registration centres in the bid to beat the Federal Government’s February 9 deadline for integration of subscribers’ numbers with their NINs.
This prompted NIMC to license the telcos and other entities to provide identity numbers to those that have not been able to secure their own from the limited registration centres.
