NIN-SIM linkage: Criminals in Trouble as Buhari Gives Security Agencies Access to Subscribers’ DetailsPAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Some security agencies have been given access to the database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in the course of carrying out their duties effectively. The Punch reports that President Muhammadu Buhari gave the approval to enhance security as it would help operatives to go after kidnappers and other criminals. Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, confirming the development said the approval has been conveyed to the relevant security agencies. Though Pantami did not give the names of the security agencies, he noted that his office through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will be giving institutions access to the database, Nairametrics added. Recommended for you "Davido, please say something": Lady cries frantically as singer comes onli... PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! The minister disclosed this while speaking to Nigerian journalists on the sidelines of a technology event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. According to him, the development would enhance security as it would help security operatives to go after kidnappers and other criminals. In a previous report by Legit.ng, the directive to link subscribers' phone numbers to their NIN may have caused telecoms operators a great deal in 2021. The number of internet subscribers in Nigeria went down by 10.9 million from January to November in 2021, data from the NCC showed. According to NCC’s data, the number of internet subscribers fell from 151.3 million to 140.4 million in November 2021. Recommended for you Banks slash travel allowance, reduce foreign school fees over dollar scarci... In a related development, the federal government extended the deadline for the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) verification exercise. This was made known in a statement signed by Dr Ike Adinde, the director of public affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Kayode Adegoke, head of corporate communications, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). In the statement shared on NCC's Facebook page on Friday, December 31, the commission revealed that the new deadline is March 31, 2022. Source: Legit.ng President Buhari has given permission to security agencies to access data of registered subscribers in the NIMC database The minister of communications Isa Pantami said his office has conveyed the approval to relevant security agencies Pantami explained that the development would help security operatives to go after kidnappers and other criminals PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! Legit.ng