5 Steps To Link NIN To Your MTN Line In Less Than 60 Seconds

Last updated on January 26th, 2024 at 12:49 pm

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You have to link your NIN to your MTN phone number to avoid being barred from making calls. This guide covers the process of doing that and how to verify your NIN status on the MTN portal

This is very important following the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) directives to telecommunication operators in Nigeria to block SIM cards that are not connected with NIN.

Linking Your NIN with Your MTN Line

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To avoid blockage, MTN on its official Twitter page released a USSD code and URL on how their customers can easily link their line to their NIN as directed by the NCC.

If you’ve misplaced the printout of the NIN given to you by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), there is an alternative to getting your 11-digit NIN, at no cost.

How to check your NIN using USSD code

  • Dial *346# from the phone number associated with your voter’s card, driver’s licence, or BVN registration.
  • Enter “1” to retrieve your NIN

Note: It’s advisable to take a screenshot of the NIN before it disappears so that you don’t have to dial the code a second time.

Your telecom provider charges N20 every time you dial *346#,

Although the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ibrahim Pantami, directed the NCC and the National Identity Management Commission to remove the N20 USSD fee imposed on subscribers for NIN retrieval requests, the directive was not obeyed.

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How To Verify Your NIN Status On MTN Portal:

  • Enter your MTN phone number at nin.mtn.ng/nin/status
  • A 6-digit OTP code will be sent to you as an SMS, enter it
  • And click confirm.

If it’s properly linked, you will get a successful message, “NIN is linked to your Number 08009000008.

How To Link NIN To Your MTN Line

There are two methods to get this done on MTN:

  1. Via MTN-NIN Portal
  2. Via USSD Code

You need a Virtual National Identification Number (VNIN), the phone number you want to link, and email address

Via MTN-NIN Portal

  • Step 1: Copy and paste the official registration link https://nin.mtn.ng/nin/ on your favorite browser
  • Step 2: Fill in the spaces
  • Step 3: Click on the submit button
  • Step 4: An OTP will be sent to your MTN line
  • Step 5: Enter the OTP and click confirm

That’s all! You just submitted your MTN line to be linked to your NIN

Link NIN to MTN SIM card Via USSD Code

To get started using the USSD code to link your NIN to your phone number, dial *996# 

It will display the following options:

  1. Submit NIN/Virtual NIN (VNIN)
  2. Get enterprise ID
  3. Generate VNIN
  4. View NIN status
  5. Update SIM Info
  6. Link Corporate Line
  • Select “4” to access two options
  • Choose “1”
  • If you are yet to link MTN to your NIN, you will be directed to enter your NIN 11-digit number
  • Your MTN number will be linked right away and you will get a confirmation SMS. It may take a few seconds in some instances.
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To check the status of your submission, dial *996# again, and choose the option “4”

Dear Customer, NIN *7005 is linked to your Number 8034298961. Thank you

You can also dial *996#  on your GLO line to link NIN to your GLO number, you can check the 2 ways to link NIN to Airtel SIM card.

In case you have multiple SIM cards, our guide on how to link 7 phone numbers to NIN on the NIMC mobile App will resolve the issue.

NOTE: The enterprise ID for MTN is 109071.

Author

  • Opeyemi Quadri

    Ope is a finance writer and researcher with 10+ years of experience in content creation. His interests cut across decentralized finance, investment, foreign exchange, government policies and politics.

22 thoughts on “5 Steps To Link NIN To Your MTN Line In Less Than 60 Seconds”

  1. My line was blocked for about two weeks now as a result of not Link my line to my MTN but see then I have tried to link it which was successful but I don’t know why they not unblock my line.

  2. Ojifinni favour Festus

    I link my NIN to my MTN SIM, but they said I should wait for some minutes, and have been waiting for hours now,they did not link it for me

  3. I tried linking my NiN to my Glo,MTN and Airtel after sending the Nin I was told it was successful but i can’t get my jamb code . Their response “no record found or try again again later in 4hours”
    Pls, what do I do?
    I can’t register for jamb at the moment without my profile code.

    1. Type
      “NIN” 50893445675
      Send to 55019
      Use this formula via text message
      Type NIN then space then your nin number
      Get your code asap

  4. I have been trying to link my NIN to my line, to enable me get my jamb profile code but the response I got was that invalid NIN
    I’ve tried calling the customer service, and I was told to go back to the nin office but were I stay is quite far, and I don’t know what else to do

  5. I tried to link my nin to my sim by dialing*785*NIN# but they sent me a message, this: Dear Customer, This NIN *******4483 failed NIMC Verification. Please check and submit your registered NIN to avoid disconnection. What do I do…and I have been trying the customer care it’s not going. I sent the same nin to 55019 and I got my profile code but when I tried to link it that’s what I got. What do I do please. Thanks.

  6. Omoleye Joseph Abioye

    I dialed*785*NIN# to link my MTN no to service provider,but the response was that “you don’t use complete format”
    Pls direct me

      1. I dialed *346# on my 9mobile and it says my data doesn’t exist and am not in Nigeria right now and won’t be coming back anytime soon.am using my Nigerian line here in dubai,pls sir what can I do

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