Nigerian Government Orders Telcos to Bar 75-Million Unlinked SIMs

Nigerian Government Orders Telcos to Bar 75-Million Unlinked SIMs

Telecommunication providers in Nigeria obeyed the Federal Government’s order on Monday to block any unlinked Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card without a National Identification Number (NIN) from being used on their networks, in an effort to reduce insecurity, extortion, and kidnappings. According to The Guardian, the Federal Government had ordered the carriers to block all…