NCC Orders Immediate Reactivation of Lines Barred Over NIN-SIM Verification Issues

NCC has ordered the immediate reactivation of lines barred over NIN-SIM Verification issues.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered telecommunication operators to immediately reconnect all phone lines that were blocked during the NIN-SIM verification exercise.

This online news platform understands that the NCC gave the directive in a statement on Monday signed by the Director of Media and Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka.

Newsone recalls that aggrieved subscribers had besieged MTN offices across Nigeria on Monday, July 29 to express their frustration and disappointment over the telecom company’s blocking of phone numbers.

This came after MTN had barred the telephone lines of several users on Sunday, allegedly for failing to link their National Identification Numbers (NIN) with their mobile phone numbers.