By: Amin
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The
Federal Government, on Monday, ordered telecommunications companies to bar
outgoing calls on mobile lines not linked with the National Identification
Number (NIN).
This was after
subscribers were advised to register their SIM cards with NIN or face the
blocking or disconnection of their lines by the end of December 31, 2020.
However, some
Nigerians who possess NIN are still unsure on how to go about linking their
phone numbers to their NIN
Here are a few
steps to link your phone number with your NIN:
How
to link your NIN with your MTN Phone number
To link your NIN to
an Mtn number, simply dial *785# using the mtn phone number you wish to link,
enter your NIN and submit or;
Dial *785#Your NIN#
from the mtn phone number you wish to link. The number will be linked to your
NIN automatically.
Visit
https://mtnonline.com/nim/ using your phone or computer.
Complete the NIN
linking form by entering your name, mtn phone number, NIN, and email address.
Wait
for feedback from the network.
How to link your
NIN to your Airtel Phone Number
To link your NIN to
your Airtel phone number, follow the steps below:
Dial *121# on the
Airtel line you wish to link.
Type 1 for “NIN
Capture” and send.
Enter your 11-digit
NIN and send.
Wait for the
message confirming your submission. If you get an error, just wait for some
time and try again.
How to link your
NIN to your Glo and 9mobile Phone numbers
For the other
networks, you simply visit the nearest office of your service provider (Glo or
9mobile) to register/link your NIN.
Go with NIN and
your SIM pack or call the customer care line of your service provider.
9mobile said it is
making effort to develop a system that would make things simple for its
customers. You can check your NIN status by dialling *346# from your 9mobile
line.