MTN being the top network provider in the country has launched a portal for synchronization and validation of subscribers National Identity Number(NIN) With the their Sim card(s), with the aid of this portal user s can provide and validate their NIN without the aid of any a customer service rep, read on to figure out how to link Your NIN with your Phone number on the MTN Network.
The NCC has given the directives stating that every registered SIM card must be linked with the user’s NIN or face a possible barn, since most SIM are not registered with owner’s NIN, network providers in Nigeria wouldn’t like to loose their customers or face a sanction from the NCC either thus they have caved out means to collect the NIN from users and validate it with their phone number on their portal.
If you happen to have your NIN with you, either in the form of temporal slip or on the permanent Nigeria National Identity card, you can easily link your NIN with your Phone number on MTN following the instructions on below.
How To Link Your NIN With Your Phone Number On MTN
Follow the instructions below to add your NIN to your MTN phone number
get your NIN number or get it from your National Identity Card
1~ Visit mtnonline.com/nim
2~Fill in the provided, link with your name, phone number, and NIN.
After that, just go ahead and submit it.
Alternatively.
You can also dial *785#
Note however that according to MTN, this method is mainly for collation purpose and the status of the submitted NIN / NIMC is verified immediately. So you might be required to visit any of their offline offices for any further verification of the need arises.
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