Before the NCC’s directive to disconnect all clients who are not registered with their National Identity Numbers (NIN), the telecommunications service provider had been asked to do so within two weeks.
By the end of the year, any customers who have not registered with NIN would be unable to use their mobile lines.
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How to Link Nin to MTN
The shortcode (*785#) provided for MTN customers by MTN Network can be used to link your NIN Number to your MTN mobile number. MTN’s *785# is by far the best and simplest method for connecting your NIN to your MTN number.
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MTN Website
To link your phone number to MTN’s online services, follow these steps:
- Visit MTN’s NIN site online.
- Your First Name, Last Name, Middle Name (optional), Phone Number, NIN, and Email Number must be entered.
then “submit” is the final step.
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Mobile Short Code
Your 11-digit National Identification Number can be linked to your mobile phone by dialing *785# and then entering it when prompted.
- Send after entering the 11-digit National Identification Number. You’ll see a message saying “your NIN has been successfully received” in a pop-up window.
Wait a few minutes and try again with the linking if you get an error
What is the Code to Link NIN to MTN
The code to link your nin to mtn is *785#.
Why is My Nin Invalid?
As a result of the BVN record synchronization with the National Identity Database, you will not be able to use the mobile app for the NIMC and your NIN-SIM integration will be invalid.
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List of MTN Nin Registration Centre
You can register for NIN at MTN locations.
Listed below are the MTN offices and service centers where you can apply for a National ID Number:
| State | MTN Office for NIN/Address (Service Centre Offices) |
| Abia | 1. MTN Service Center, 80 School Road by Asa Road, Opposite Christ the King Cathedral Church, Aba.
2. MTN Service Center, 186 Faulks road, Aba 3. MTN Service Center, 44 Aba-Owerri Road,Aba. 4. MTN Service Center, No 47 Arochukwu Road, Amaekpu Ohafia 5. MTN Service Center, 47 Aba Road, Umuahia |
| Adamawa | 1. MTN Service Center, NO.42 AHMADU BELLO WAY
2. MTN Service Center, 84 Sokoto street Kolere Mubi |
| Edo | 1. MTN Service Center, 155 Sapele Road by Adesuwa Junction Edo State.
2. MTN Service Center, 89, Akpakpava Road, Benin city 3. MTN Service Center, 8 old court road by public field Auchi 4. MTN Service Center, 155 Uselu Lagos Rd Benin City |
| Akwa Ibom | 1. 22 Grace Bill Road Eket Akwa Ibom State
2. 79 Murtala way, Oron, Akwa-Ibom State 3. 41 Ikot-Ekpene Road, Uyo |
| Cross River | MTN Service Center, 72 Etta Agbor, Calabar, Cross Rivers |
| Anambra | 1. Ground Floor Shop: 331 Zik Avenue Awka Anambra
2. 31 Nnewi Road Ekwulobia 3. 75 old mkt road onitsha 4. No 15 Onitsha road Nnewi 5. 46 Iweka Road,Onitsha 6. KLM 4 Onitsha Owerri Road, Onitsha-Anambra 7. 67 Limca Road Nkpor |
| Delta | 1. KM 129 Benin Asaba Expressway, Asaba
2. 197,Old Lagos Asaba Road,Agbor 3. 46 Effurun Sapele Road 4. 31, New Ogorode Road Sapele 5. 120 Isoko Road by NNPC roundabout, Ughelli 6. 98,warri sapele road 7. 5 Ogbe Umuokwuni Qtrs Ogwashi Uku |
| Bauchi | MTN Service Center, Giwo house No6 Ahmadu Bello way opposite eagle sina park Bauchi |
| Bayelsa | MTN Service Center, Plot 5 DSP Alameseigha road, Ovon -Epe (corner of sand field road) |
| Borno | MTN Service Center, No. 8 Lagos Road, Opposite Lagos House, Old Gra (Former High Court) |
| Benue Service Centres | 1) No 541, Makir Zakpe Way, Gboko
2) No. 17 Railway byepass high level Makurdi. 3) No 1 Federal Road, Otukpo Benue State |
| Imo Service Centre | 1) No 104 Wetheral Road Owerri
2) 1/2 Bank Road Orlu 3) Plot 21 old D world bank road Owerri |
| Ebonyi Service centre | 38 Ogoja Rd Abakaliki opp FCMB BANK |
| Kebbi | MTN Service Center, 3, Jos Road, Opposite Access Bank, Gra Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State. |
| Kogi Service centres | 1) 64 Muritala Moh’d Way,Lokoja
2) Al-Eemaan Plaza, No. 8 Atta road, 3) Opp. Okene Public Library, Auchi – Benin Express Way, Okene – Kogi State |
| Ekiti | 1. Pnn House . Mr Biggs , Ado-Ekiti
2. No.11 Iyin Road, Beside Captain Cook, Ado Ekiti ,Ekiti State |
| Enugu Service Centres | 1) 34 Zik Avenue Uwani Enugu
2) No 56b Amuri Road, Federal Housing estate by Mekan filling station. 3) Trans-Ekulu/Abakpa Enugu 4) Discovery Plaza, 96/98 Chime Avenue, New Haven- Enugu. 5) #56 university Market road nsukka Shop 55 Polo Park Mall Enugu |
| Gombe | MTN Service Center, No 10 Goodluck Jonathan Road Buba shongo, Federal lowcost Gombe |
| Jigawa Service Centres | 1. Beside Asmau House, Sani Abacha Way, Dutse.
2. No. 7 Malam Madori Road, opposite oando filling station, hadejia, Jigawa State |
| Kaduna State | 1. Bank Road, Off Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna
2. No C2 Zaire Road Barnawa Complex Kaduna 3. Abuja Road Bypass, Amingo Junction, White storey building beside GT Bank. 4. No 8, Junction Road, Kaduna 5. 5 Yakubu Gowon Way, Kaduna 6. 20 Ahmed Makarfi Road, Tudunwada Zaria |
| Kogi Service Centres | 1. 24, Ahamadu Bello Way Ilorin
2. No 39 Murtala Mohammed Way Ilorin Kwara 3. Beside Nta Office Fate 4. 149, Olofa Way Or Old Phcn Office, Olofa Way Offa |
| Katsina | 1. Malunfashi – Katsina State.
2. Opp. Funtua Police Station, Kano Road, 3. No. 159 Zaria Road, Adjacent To Uba Bank, Funtua, Katsina State. 4. Ground Floor Shop: Madugu House, Dustin-Ma Road, Kwaya Katsina State |
| Yobe | MTN Service Center, opp AABaffa Filling station maiduguri road Damaturu yobe state |
| Taraba | 1. MTN Service Center, Jalingo connect store off hammaruwa way Jalingo Besedie Brothers filling station Jalingo
2. MTN Service Center, Old Bantaje Road Wukari opposite jenkabi Nur/pri sch |
| Osun Service centres | 1. No 13 Adesoji Aderemi Road,Lagere,Ile Ife Osun
2. A108 Orinkiran Street Ilesa West ,Off Ita -Akogun 3. Plot 456 Iwo Road By Fan Milk , Osogbo |
| Ondo State | 1. MTN Service Center, Ricabim House,47 Oba Adesida Road
2. MTN Service Center, No 35 Mode Street Yaba road Ondo Town |
| Ogun | 1) 3 Lalubu Street Okelewo Abeokuta
2) No 20 Surulere Qtrs Iyana Coker, Ifo 3) 146 Folagbade Road Opp Mr Bigg’S Ijebu Ode 4) 56 Idiroko Road Sango |
| FCT Service centres | 1. Plot 2784, Shehu Shagari Way,Maitama, Abuja
2. Ground floor,National Assembly Complex Central Area Abuja 3. 2121 Ndola Square, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. 4. Kaita Shopping complex, Near Japaro Hotel, Along Lokoja – Kaduna Expressway Gwagwalada Abuja. |
| Sokoto | 1. No 6 Sulatan Abubakar Road, Sokoto Nigeria
2. Former Stanbic Bank Office, No. 2 Maiduguri Road, Sokoto |
| Niger State | 1. Haziz Boutique, Lagos – Kano Road, Kontagora, Niger State
2. Godana House, No. 12 Paiko Road,Minna 3. No 73, Suleiman Barau Road, Suleja, Niger State |
| Plateau State | 1. NO 1B Ibrahim Taiwo Road Jos, Plateau
2. NO 22 Yakubu Gowon Way, Tilley Gyado Building, Jos South, Plateau State. |
| Nasarawa | 1. Plot 65/68 Jos Road Lafia, Nasarawa State
2. No 2, Baba Street, Beside Amana Super Market Opp Abacha Road. Mararaba, Abuja – Keffi Road |
| Rivers | 1. 234b, Aba Expressway opp Hannah Fast Food Port Harcourt
2. No 22 Shell Road. Beside Shell Petroleum Main Gate Bonny 3. 55 Woji Estate Road Port Harcourt 4. 330 Aba Road Opposite Access Bank close to Oil Mill Junction 5. 34, Location Road Obigbo besides Rennys Fast food and Restaurant. |
| Kano Service centres | 1. No. 2, Civic Centre By Post Office Kano
2. 5A Zoo Road, Kano 3. No. 2334, Sani Mai Nagge Road, Kano 4. Katsina Road Ungogo – Kano State. 5. No 64 Hadejia road, Tarauni, Kano |
| Zamfara State | MTN Service Center, Ap Filling Station Along Zaria Road, Gusau, Zamfara State |
List of MTN Offices In Lagos Where You Can Register National ID Card
Considering the population of inhabitants in the commercial city, here are the MTN outlets in Lagos where you can enroll for the National Identity Number.
| Lagos State | Address |
| Victorial island | 14 Idowu Martins Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
1267 Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos |
| Apapa | 1. Maritime House, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Apapa, Lagos
2. 1 Commercial Road Eleganza Plaza Apapa Wharf |
| Ikeja Service centres | 1. 1 Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos
2. Muritala Mohammed Airport 2 Departure Lounge, Ikeja, Lagos. 3. 75, Allen Avenue Ikeja 4. 176/194, Obafemi Awolowo Way Opp Screteriat Alaus, Ikeja, Lagos Ikeja City Mall Shopping Complex 5. Block A Ground Floor Alausa Shopping Mall ,131 Awolowo Way Ikeja Lagos 6. Murtala Muhammed International Airport Arrival Lounge, Ikeja, Lagos
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| Oshodi | 16 Fatai Atere Way, Matori, Oshodi, Lagos |
| Ikoyi | 4 Aromire road, Off Kingsway rd, Opposite Ikoyi Hotel, |
| Abule-Egba | 513,Bada House,Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway |
| Agbara | Odofa Bus Stop, Agbara, Lagos/Badagry Expressway |
| Agege Service centre | 119 Ipaja Road,Opp Union Bank Agege |
| Ajah | 23 Leeki Epe Express Way Royal Cedar Plaza Ajiwe Ajah Opposite Fidelity Bank. |
| Ajegunle | 39, Bale Adeyemo Street, Boundary Ajegunle |
| Alaba | 30, ojo alaba international, alaba. |
| Alimosho | 8 Ejigbo Road, Orisunbare Street |
| Egbeda Service centre | 1. 160 Akwonjo Road Egbeda
2. 4 Ijegun Road Ikotun |
| Epe | 36 Lagos Road, Epe |
| Festac | MTN Service Center, Community 1B, 72,By 23 Road, Festac Town, Lagos |
| Iju | 21, Agbado Road, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos. |
| Ikorodu | 84 Lagos Road, Haruna Bus-Stop Ikorodu |
| Isolo | 28 Ire Akari Estate Road Isolo |
| Marina | No 45/47 Marina Street Lagos Island Lagos |
| Ogba | No 57 Yaya Abatan Street Ogba |
| Ojodu Berger | 16 Ogunnusi Road, Ojodu Berger |
| Surulere | 77, Itire Road, Surulere, Lagos
81 Bode Thomas, Surulere |
| Obalende | 32, Moloney Street(beside GTBank)Obalende, Lagos |
Does MTN do Nin registration?
Yes, you can register your nin with MTN
How do I register for NIN online for MTN?
You can register using by submitting your NIN to on MyMTN app.
Or Visit https://nin.mtnonline.com.
Can I get my NIN in MTN office?
Yes, you get it.
Can I buy MTN SIM without NIN?
As far as I know, you can get a new SIM card even if you haven’t registered your NIN. This is due to the fact that applying for a NIN has been simplified for your convenience. Take a trip into any authorized MTN store to get your NIN, and the rest is a breeze.’
Why is my MTN SIM card not working?
You may be experiencing this maybe your simcard is yet to be activated.
How To Link your NIN to your Glo Number
Simply visit the Glo official NIN registration page and fill out the online form to link your NIN number to your Glo Number.
- To link a NIN number to a Glo number, you can simply send “UPDATENIN 12345678903 Kanu James,” or “UPDATENIN NIN FirstName and LastName.”
check out the Glo world NIN Portal!
- Please provide your full name, last name, middle name (optional), phone number, NIN, and email address exactly as they appear on your passport.
- Enter a two-digit number into the verification field, then click Submit.
How To Link your NIN to your Airtel Number
In order to link your Airtel mobile phone number to your NIN number, dial *121# on your Airtel phone and follow the instructions on your mobile device. Take a look at the following steps:
- Dial *121#
- Press 1 for NIN capture
- Input your 11 Digit NIN.
- When you successfully attach your cellphone number, a confirmation pop-up will display to let you know.
If you encounter an error while linking, wait a few minutes and try again.
How To Link your NIN to your 9Mobile Number
Using the Etisalat/9Mobile NIN site, you can link your NIN number to your Etisalat/9Mobile phone number by filling out the form.
With your NIMC form (or the numeric portion of your NIN number) and a 9Mobile sim card in hand, you can also activate a new phone number with your NIN.
How To Confirm Your Mobile Number Registration Status
In order to ensure that your phone number has been linked successfully, it is recommended that you check and confirm: If you want to accomplish this on a variety of networks, here’s how:
- MTN: Dial *789*1#
- Airtel: Dial *746#
- Glo: Text REG to 746 or 3456.
How to Retrieve NIN Number
Once you’ve completed the following steps, you can utilize this service. If you are using the same phone number that you enlisted with for your NIN, dial *346# and select “NIN Retrieval” by entering in ‘1’. As you can see, there are a few steps to this process.
How do I Check My NIN Status
Simply dial *346# to check your status
How to Check My NIN Number Online
Use the USSD code *346# on your phone to check your personal identification number (PIN). There is currently no online platform that offers the service.
How to Get My NIN Slip Online
To access the myportal.nimc.gov.ng or dashboard.nimc.gov.ng portals, enter your UserID and OTP into the appropriate fields on the login screen.
The portal’s homepage has a “Print Premium Slip” or “Print Standard Slip” menu option.
Afterward, you can download the front and back sections of your Slip in PDF form after making the appropriate payment.