‘Who cursed us with these leaders?’ — outrage trails N20 USSD charge to check NIN

It is my hard earned N20 so I pressed cancelled.
I go borrow SIM card use. pic.twitter.com/Xqar1JsMnS

— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) December 16, 2020

They borrowed money yesterday , now we’ve to pay 20 naira each to pay back our cut 🧏🏾‍♂️

— 𝕂𝕦𝕤𝕤𝕞𝕒𝕟 (@kusssman) December 16, 2020

I'm just here thinking of how much money must have been Spent since yesterday to check the NIN through USSD. N20 might be small but times millions of usage is millions of naira Fam.

— Zulqy™ (@zulqy77) December 16, 2020

"Welcome to NIMC USSD service, this service will cost you N20"

That's what our government and it's arms are known for extortion and incompetency at every angle and level.

20 naira from millions of Nigerians for what reason? Self services like that should be FREE!

— Uche.sol (@_Hydrochloric) December 16, 2020

Just paid N20 Naira for no reason. Zero Value added.

I wonder how much they will make from us this uneconomical period and where the funds are being siphoned too

— Damilare. (@darethetrigger) December 16, 2020

Looted funds is not circulating the government again. What do they do?? Bill their clients, N20 naira each. 😂😂😂This country no go kill me

— 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (@king_pulsate) December 16, 2020

There’s driver’s license.
There’s bank BVN numbers.
There’s local govt birth certificate.
There’s international passport.
Most Nigerians have at least one of this.

But the govt gave 200million people 2weeks to get National ID or their sims will be blocked.

New day. New madness.

— OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 (@OurFavOnlineDoc) December 16, 2020

Did u know nigeria govt want to loot her own citizens with NIMC sha🤫🤫

if u click dat *343# u will be charge sum of 20naira 🙃

multiply that by sum total of population in the country 🤑

20×200,000,000=4,000,000,000🥵🥵 thief

let's #EndBadGovernmentInNigeria#EndSARS pic.twitter.com/v6laTArpWH

— Khalil (@LawalHalilu12) December 16, 2020

Let's say 50million Nigerians have 2 sims each

To link a sim is 20Naira
N20 x 50million citizens = 1billion/1sim
That makes it 2billion if at least 50million Nigerians link both sims.

Hope you see where this National ID thing is going?

Armed robbers! pic.twitter.com/l82ttzunru

— Victor Michael (@TheTriumphant_) December 16, 2020

The NCC announcement has put people in a panic to check if they have the NIN by dialing *346# on their phones.

It costs N20 each time you use *346# to check your NIN.There are at least 100 million cellphones with SIMs in Nigeria.

Do the maths. 20 × 100 million.Soft work. Yahoo+

— Big Based Chad (@BigBasedChad) December 16, 2020

Ol'boy this NIN vs SIM card matter should have been announced by @firsNigeria and not @NIGComCommision because its about revenue generation and not security. N20 x 180m.

— ChaxO! (@royalregha) December 16, 2020

I also pressed Cancel.. N20 is too much na.. Just because I want to check NIN, something that suppose to be free… Nawa oooh.. https://t.co/9x88i5x86J

— Original Lastborn 😎🤑 (@Iamolawaley) December 16, 2020

So if I use a whopping N20 to search for sim card and NIN number and it doesn't have it, will they automatically update it or refund my money? See, N20 is a lot of money right now o and I'm not wasting it at this point. To even think I have 3lines, no way! (I don't care 😅)

— kennygee babe (@kennygee_70) December 16, 2020

Oh boy!!! Govt Dey do Cash App 😩😫. N20 by 50m pple is clean N1bn. . Oni cici season. This NIN rubbish needs to stop Abeg.

— 'Gòkè (@iamgokeolateju) December 16, 2020