NIN: FG orders telcos to bar outgoing calls from unlinked SIMs

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The Federal Government has ordered telecommunications operators to bar all outgoing calls of all unregistered Sims&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22200" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;04&sol;images-22&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"678" height&equals;"452" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">According to the statement released&comma; <span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--c-contrast-800&rpar;&semi;">Subscriber Identification Module cards not yet linked with the National Identification Number will not be able to make call&comma; effective today&comma; April 4&comma; 2022&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">This was made known to the public by <span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--c-contrast-800&rpar;&semi;">Minister of Communications and Digital Economy&comma; Isa Pantami on Monday&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi; color&colon; var&lpar;--c-contrast-800&rpar;&semi;">He added the move was part of the implementation of the NIN-SIM linkage Policy of the government&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The statement was jointly signed by the Director&comma; Public Affairs&comma; Nigerian Communications Commission&comma; Ikechukwu Adinde&semi; and Head&comma; Corporate Communications&comma; National Identity Management Commission&comma; Kayode Adegoke&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Details later…<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;