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Over 180m Telephone Lines Linked With NIN — Prof Danbatta

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The Nigerian Telecommunications Commission, NCC Executive Vice Chairman,  Prof. Umar Danbatta has confirmed that over 180 million telephone lines have been linked with the National Identity Numbers (NIN).

The NCC boss disclosed this during the Public Inquiry on three Regulatory Instruments on the Rule Making Process at the headquarters of the Commission in Abuja.

Prof Danbatta stated that following the capturing of over 64 million Nigerians by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in the National Identity Numbers (NIN) database.

According to him, “available statistics indicate that the telecommunications industry has bounced back with broadband penetration peaking at 41 percent while active telephone subscribers have increased by over one million.

Danbatta had earlier disclosed that the number of enrolments will increase significantly with the deployment of over 1,500 NIN enrolment outlets by Mobile Number Operators (MNOs).

   

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