MTN to Aid Nigerian Effort to Link Phones to National IDs

  • Operator importing 14,000 devices to help in registration
  • High-profile task team to meet on disconnection deadline
A shuttered MTN kiosk on the street in Abuja, Nigeria.Photographer: KC Nwakalor/Bloomberg
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MTN Group Ltd. will work with the Nigerian authorities to implement a regulatory requirement that all mobile lines be linked to residents’ identity numbers by the end of the year.