It’s no longer news that the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has ordered all Nigerians to link their National Identity Numbers (NIN) to their respective SIM cards or face termination of service from network providers.
Following the NCC instruction, the major network providers in Nigeria (MTN, Glo, Airtel, and 9mobile) released easy and quick steps for subscribers to link their National Identity Number (NIN) to their Number.
1. How to link your NIN to your Airtel SIM Card
Airtel is perhaps the first telecommunication company to implement the use of USSD code if you want to link your NIN to your SIM card. Follow the steps below.
- Dial *121*1# from your Airtel SIM card
- From the next screen press 1 and click the OK or Send button
- Enter your NIN 11 digit number and click Send or OK (the NIN name must be the same as the name you used when registering the Airtel phone number
2. How to link your NIN to your MTN SIM Card
- Just like Airtel, MTN is also using USSD code to update customer SIM card records with their NIN number.
- To link your NIN with your MTN SIM card, use myMTNApp, you can also visit the MTN website or chat MTN customer care agent online and they’ll update the record with your NIN.
- Below is how to use the MTN website to update your SIM card record and add your NIN.
- Dial *785# on your MTN line
- Enter your NIN Number and press the OK or Send button.
- To link your NIN to Glo SIM card just text UpdateNIN NIN FirstName LastName to 109. Below is the way to send the actual text.
- You can also visit the official Glo NIN Page fill out the form and submit it to get your NIN linked to your Glo SIM card.
- There are two ways you can link your NIN to your 9Mobile Sim card.
- Dial *200*8# from your 9Mobile line.
- Click send and follow the onscreen instructions.
- The second way to link your NIN to your 9Mobile SM card is by going to http://9mobile.com.ng//nin click the Verify and Link NIN Now button. Fill out the form and submit it to link your NIN to your 9Mobile SIM card.
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