Telecommunication companies to block sim cards unconnected to NIN, says NCC .

 The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has mandated the telecommunications operators across the country to block all the SIM cards not linked with National Identity Numbers (NIN).

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Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC director of public affairs, made this disclosure on Tuesday, December 15, in a statement in Abuja. 

Adinde said the new rule applies to new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards, stressing that those not linked with NIN will be disconnected in two weeks time.