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The 72 million mobile phone lines that telecom companies stopped last week won't be unblocked, according to the federal government, until the owners' National Identity Numbers (NINs) are connected. According to the NCC, the information is necessary in light of a viral web that is going around on social media and on some websites. The accompanying narrative is blatantly false and was created to deceive the public about SIM cards that are prohibited from making calls because they were not linked to NIN by the deadline.