MTN commences NIN registration in Lagos, Abuja and PH
MTN Nigeria, the leading network provider, has announces the commencement of National Identification Number (NIN) in its outlets in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.
MTN’s Senior Manager, External Relations, Funso Aina, said the telco had secured Nigerian Identity Management Commission licence for NIN enrollment and had begun enrollment at some of its centres in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja.
Aina stated that MTN had invested in acquiring devices aligned with NIMC standard and he was optimistic that assured the number of locations would increase with time.
He said, “We have commenced enrollment for NIN at a limited number of locations. This number will rise as certification and other dependencies on the Nigerian Identity Management Commission for roll-out of such locations are addressed.”
“We have applied for and secured NIMC licence for enrollment. Additionally, we have invested in acquiring devices aligned with NIMC standard.”
”We continue to work with NIMC, NCC and other stakeholders towards resolution of issues which are outside our control, but are nevertheless key dependencies for further roll-out.”
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, said in a matter of weeks every operator would start NIN enrollment.
Adebayo stated that operators had commenced preparatory arrangements in the regard of procurement, licensing and deployment.
His words: “There are still administrative issues that are now being concluded. There were procurement issues which was taking a little bit of time to start, but once operators start, we’ll ensure that the enrollment would 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.
Since the Federal Government made announced that February 9 as the deadline for NIN registration, Nigerians have been crowding NIMC registration centres in the bid to beat the 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.
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