As the January 19, 2021 deadline given by the federal government for the submission of subscribers' National Identification Number (NIN) expired yesterday, telecoms operators have received a total of 47.8 million NINs from subscribers, even as submission of NINs has continued, the federal government has said.
The number of active telecoms subscribers across networks has reached over 204 million, with MTN leading with 75 million subscribers.
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