Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, yesterday, said Federal Government would not go back on the verification of National Identity Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) aimed at curbing the rising insecurity level in the country. xPantami, while reacting to a report linking him to a particular terror group, tweeted via his official Twitter handle @DrIsaPantami: “On the issue of NIN-SIM verification to fight insecurity, there is no going back. For sure, no going back at all.”A report, which went viral, yesterday, alleged that the United States placed Pantami on a “terror watch list” for alleged ties with the late Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf. x“Finally, if you are yet to verify your SIM, using NIN, do it very soon, before our next action. “Just last month, by consensus, Pantami emerged the chairman of West Africa Telecoms Regulatory Assembly, a regional body made up of the highest decision-makers in the industry.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2021 03:17 UTC