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Again, Govt Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline To April 6

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9 months ago

February 2, 2021

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Again, Govt Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline To April 6

The completion date of the ongoing linking of national identification number (NIN) to SIM cards has been shifted to April 6, 2021.

The federal government extended the deadline after a virtual meeting of the ministerial task force on NIN-SIM linkage.

The meeting, the second high-level meeting of the ministerial task force, was held on Monday, and it was presided over by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami.

It was earlier reported that the FG would extend the deadline for the registration for NIN and the linkage to SIM cards.

The high-level meeting reviewed the progress report of the ongoing NIN-SIM linkage exercise, following which, the deadline for linkage was extended to 6th of April 2021.

All members of the taskforce were present at the meeting, and they included the CEOs of NIMC, NCC, and NITDA, CEOs of all mobile network operators in Nigeria, Chairman of ALTON, CEOs of Spectranet, Smile, and deputy MD, Intercellular.

The FG had on December 15, 2020 declared that all SIM cards that were not registered with valid NIN on the network of telecommunications companies would be blocked after December 30, 2020.

However, following public outcry against the short notice, the FG later extended the deadline, giving 3 weeks’ extension for subscribers with NIN from December 30, 2020, to January 19, 2021, and a 6-week extension for subscribers without NIN from December 30, 2020, to February 9, 2021.

Meanwhile, the FG did not carry out its threat of blocking SIM cards of subscribers with NIN on January 19. The FG unified the deadline, postponing the deadline to February 9 altogether.

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Police Teargas EndSARS Protesters At Lekki Tollgate

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October 20, 2021

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Police Teargas EndSARS protesters At Lekki Tollgate

Some EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State, were teargassed by the police on Wednesday.

The protesters, who gathered for the EndSARS memorial protest at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State, were dispersed by men of the police force.

The demonstrators had gathered to call for justice for protesters who were allegedly shot dead on October 20, 2020

The EndSARS protests which were held in October 2020 were against the activities of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigeria Police Force accused of brutality.

However, on Wednesday the peaceful protest was disrupted by police officers who fired teargas at the youths.
The protesters scampered for safety as they chanted “EndSARS”.

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Pro-Buhari Protesters Say Nobody Died At Lekki Tollgate

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55 mins ago

October 20, 2021

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Pro-Buhari Protesters Say Nobody Died At Lekki Tollgate

Protesters loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday converged on the Unity Fountain in Abuja, saying “nobody died at Lekki tollgate” in Lagos.

The protesters who were conveyed to the venue on a bus, held up placards stating,”#EndSarsProtest; Lekki shooting was a hoax”, and ”Nobody died at Lekki tollgate”.

On October 20, 2020, soldiers reportedly opened fire on protesters campaigning against police brutality at Lekki tollgate.

While some reports, including civil society groups say some protesters were killed in the attack, the federal government has disputed this account.

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, on Wednesday described the Lekki incident as a ”phantom massacre”.

Nigerians poured into the streets in Lagos, Abuja and other places on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protest.

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No Massacre Of Lekki Protesters In 2020 – Mohammed

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3 hours ago

October 20, 2021

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No Massacre Of Lekki Protesters In 20220 - Mohammed

A year after the EndSARS protest, Information Minister Lai Mohammed has insisted that there was no massacre of Nigerians at Lekki where the event held last year.

During a news conference in Abuja, Mohammed said that most of the claims of killings were false and misleading as most of those who made the claims of losing people were yet to show up and give evidence a year after such allegations.

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