NCC to Slam N200,000 per subscriber penalty on TelCos over NIN Crime

A  proposed fine of N200,000 awaits any mobile communications services provider which fails to verify and validate biometric, National Identity Number and other personal information of each subscriber to its  services, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission  (NCC). A proposed draft regulation on registration of telephone subscribers 2020 recently published on NCC’s website states that    a  licensee who fails to verify and validate biometric, NIN and other personal information before activation is liable to a penalty of N200, 000 for each subscription medium in breach of these requirements.” According to…

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