Nigerians Protest as MTN Blocks Lines, Gives Condition for Unblocking [Video]

• Prior to July 31st, 2024, a lot of users discovered that their phone connections had been prohibited
• According to ALTON, the NCC’s order had banned more than 40 million phone lines as of April
• The group said that the customers whose connections were cut belonged to those who neglected to link their NIN

Legit.ng journalist Zainab Iwayemi has over 3-year-experience covering the Economy, Technology, and Capital Market.

A number of MTN users woke up to find their phone lines banned yesterday, ahead of the July 31st, 2024, extended deadline that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) gave telecom companies to complete the NIN sim linkage.

According to the Association of Licenced Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), as of April, more than 40 million phone lines had been blocked as a result of the NCC’s order.

Despite its insistence …