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  • Mobile Subscriptions Hit 222 million

    Mobile Subscriptions Hit 222 million

    According to new data from the Nigerian Communications Commission, the number of mobile subscriptions in Nigeria rose to 222.23 million in 2022. This is coming despite the implementation of the Federal Government’s National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy. In April, over 72.77 million active telecommunication subscriptions were barred from making calls at the beginning of…

  • Nigerians Drop 24.38 Million GSM Lines In Two Years 

    Nigerians Drop 24.38 Million GSM Lines In Two Years 

    An analysis of industry statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed that the number of GSM lines abandoned by Nigerians has grown by 24.38 million in two years. According to the report, in January 2020, there were 83.81 million unused lines in the nation.  By January 2022, the number had grown to 108.47 million. …

  • Digital Identity Sector May Add 7% To GDP By 2030

    Digital Identity Sector May Add 7% To GDP By 2030

    According to a report by VerifyMe Nigeria, the digital identity sector is set to add about seven percent to the nation’s real Gross Domestic Product by 2030. The report titled, ‘Digital ID in Nigeria: State of the Industry,’ said the digital economy (information technology sector) contributed about 18 per cent to the GDP in the…

  • NIN Data: Over Half Of Nigeria’s Population Are Unregistered

    In the early weeks of December, the Nigerian Communication Commission issued a directive to all mobile network operators to deactivate all SIM cards that will not be duly registered with valid national identity cards by December 30, 2020. At that time, only 41.5 million Nigerians of the estimated 200 million, according to the commission, had…

  • FG Threatens 14-Year Jail Sentence For Nigerians Without NIN

    FG Threatens 14-Year Jail Sentence For Nigerians Without NIN

    The minister for communications in Nigeria has warned Nigerians without the National Identification Number could be facing a 14-year jail sentence. In an address centred on encouraging Nigerians to register for their NIN, Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Isa Pantami, reiterated the fact that no country could be successful without a reliable database of its…