Naija People no go pay N20 USSD again as dem dey try retrieve their National Identification Number (NIN).
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami don direct the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) say make dem remove the charge.
Make Una read the statement sign by the spokesperson of the minister, Mrs Uwa Suleiman.
“In a letter conveying the implementation of the directive, the Executive Vice Chairman NCC and the Director General of NIMC informed Dr Pantami that the relevant authorities had met with, and negotiated a waiver with the mobile network operators in that regard.
“By this waiver, all Nigerians, subscribers and applicants, can access the service using the *346# code for their NIN retrieval at no charge for the duration of the NIN/SIM Card integration exercise.
“Recall that the Federal Government had earlier directed that all National Identification Numbers be integrated with Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) for security purposes.
“The minister appreciates the efforts of all stakeholders and encourages them to continue to sacrifice more for national interest
