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Nigerian here. The initiative to link SIMs with biometrics kicked off after that highly-publicized series of ENDSARS protests protesting corruption, police brut
by churchill 4y ago
Nigerian here. The initiative to link SIMs with biometrics kicked off after that highly-publicized series of ENDSARS protests protesting corruption, police brutality. The protests were eye-opening for the government (that popular resistance could be organised without people ever meeting in person) so they want better tools to link you finances, etc. to your communications.
Roughly three weeks ago, telcos started disconnecting numbers that haven't been linked with biometrics & I've been barred from making calls since then.
- freebuju 4y agoAm curious. How do you make calls now? Did you resort to using Whatsapp for calling your contacts? How do you call your grandma back in the village?
- churchill 4y agoI can spend weeks without calling anyone but I'm currently using a SIM registered by a sibling for those few times when I really need to. Can I walk over to the NIMC (Identity Management commission) office to get one? Yes. Will I? We'll see about that. Oh, and I forgot to mention that the process of getting the national identity number is fraught with corruption and you might typically need to pay under the table to fast track it. Just another Saturday in the "Giant of Africa."
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