{"id":53208,"date":"2021-10-19T15:38:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T14:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=53208"},"modified":"2021-10-19T15:40:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T14:40:16","slug":"linking-your-sim-to-another-subscribers-nin-dangerous-ncc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/linking-your-sim-to-another-subscribers-nin-dangerous-ncc\/","title":{"rendered":"Linking Your SIM To Another Subscriber\u2019s NIN Dangerous \u2013NCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Communications Commission has advised telecommunication subscribers not to allow their National Identification Numbers to be linked to another person\u2019s Subscriber Identity Module cards.<\/p>\n<p>A statement quoted the NCC as disclosing this during the third run of its Telecom Consumer Town Hall aired on the radio.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on \u2018the Benefits of NIN-SIM Integration\u2019, the NCC Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Efosa Idehen, said \u201cOn no account should a telecom consumer, however circumstanced, allow another person to register a SIM with another person\u2019s NIN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said this advice was meant to protect the true owner of the NIN from any liabilities or negative consequences arising from the use of other person\u2019s SIM<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>He said, \u201cIf the person, whose SIM is linked to your line, uses their own SIM to commit crimes or any form of atrocities, it is easy to be traced to you and then, you will be dealt with because the SIM is linked to your NIN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NCC\u2019s regulatory instruments set to facilitate 5G deployment, tackle insecurity \u2014Danbatta<br \/>\nDuring the radio programme, the NCC further stressed that the deadline for NIN-SIM integration remains October 31, 2021<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Communications Commission has advised telecommunication subscribers not to allow their National Identification Numbers to be linked to another person\u2019s Subscriber Identity Module cards.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":25995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,17],"tags":[648,5287],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-53208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-news","tag-ncc","tag-nin"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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