National telecoms company, Globacom, has unveiled a shortcode for its subscribers to seamlessly complete the process of linking their mobile lines to their National Identification Number (NIN).
The unveiling of the code was in response to the recent directive of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for all SIM registrations to be paired with a NIN.
Globacom in a statement in Lagos notes, “All our esteemed customers can now link their National Identification Number ( NIN) to their mobile numbers by simply sending ` UPDATENIN NIN Firstname and LastName’ to 109. For example, send ` UPDATENIN 12345678903 Chidera Abdul- Ola’ to 109.”
For those customers already registered with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Glo says they can dial *346# to retrieve their NIN.
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According to the company, “We are rolling out this measure to make it easy for subscribers on our network to comply with the new directives of NCC, and as part of our commitment to ensuring customers have uninterrupted access to the various service offerings we provide.”
It advises its customers without NIN to visit a NIN enrolment centre to get registered and obtain one immediately.
The company advises subscribers with enquiries to contact its customer contact channels or to visit https:// www. gloworld. com/ ng/ nin for further support.
A total of 173 centres and 30 state governments/ public sector institutions were licensed last week by the Federal Government to conduct the enrolment of the National Identity Number (NIN) nationwide.
