Despite court ruling, NCC orders immediate disconnection of phone lines without NIN Despite a ruling by a Federal High Court in Lagos State restraining telecom operators from deactivating or blocking any phone line or SIM card that is not linked to the National Identification Number (NIN), the Nigerian Communications Commission has directive all telecoms to bar telephone subscribers not linked to NINs on or before February 28, 2024. In a ruling on February 22, 2024, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa granted the application for restraining orders filed by rights activist Olukoya Ogungbeje, telecom...