The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers. This was contained in a statement signed yesterday by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The statement titled, ‘Extension of Registration Period and Cancellation of USSD and Verification Fees’, was jointly signed by the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Umar Danbatta; and Director-General, National Identity Management Commission, Aliyu Aziz. It read, “The National Task Force on National Identification Number and SIM Registration met today, 21st December 2020. “The meeting was chaired by the...