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Following recent policy on integration of mobile lines with the National Identity Number (NIN), the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered all Nigerians to link their National Identity Number (NIN) to their respective SIM cards or face termination of service from network providers. Image from  https://nimc.gov.ng/ Consequently, the major network providers in Nigeria (MTN, Glo, Airtel and 9mobile) has released easy and quick steps for subscribers to link their National Identity Number (NIN) to their mobile numbers, ranging from simple USSD codes to SMS and use of web portals. How Can I Retrieve My NIN? Simply dial *346# to retrieve your NIN number regardless of how long ago you did the registration with NIMC. I Do Not Have NIN, How Can I Register? Kindly walk into the any of the listed NIN enrollment centers closest to you – as listed on NIMC website https://nimc.gov.ng/nimc-enrolment-centres/ How to Link Your NIN to Your MTN Line   image from  https://www.mtn...

You may have lost your mobile device, and for some reason could not retrieve your old phone number. It is important to note that after a long period of time you service provider could reassign the number to someone else, therefore there is need to update your online contact details accordingly. Designed by macrovector / Freepik What this means is you need to ensure your old mobile number is no longer linked to any of your online accounts and platforms. You can achieve this by updating your personal and contact information on all online platforms where you may have registered the old number, such as your bank accounts, Google account, Apple account, etc. For bank accounts kindly contact the customer service via phone call, visit their verified website or walk into nearby branch to update your details with your new number. Failure to effect these contact updates could lead to issues such as inability to receive One Time Password (OTP) notifications, SMS alerts and so on. These notifi...