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NIN STATUS - Check Numbers Linked To Your NIN

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As a Nigerian, to check the numbers linked to your National Identification Number, NIN take the following steps. Dial *996#  You should get the menu below if you use MTN. 1. Submit NIN/Virtual NIN 2. Get Enterprise ID 3. Generate V/NIN 4. View NIN status 5. Update SIM Info 6. Link corporate line 7. Link device line Select 4. The following options would be displayed. 1. Check your NIN status 2. View numbers linked to NIN 0. Back Select 2. You will get an SMS reading ‘Your NIN details have been sent, please check your SMS. Open your SMS and you should have something similar to what I got when I checked mine -  Yello! Thanks for choosing MTN, find below all number(s) linked: 7043_ _ _ _; 803841_ _ _ _. Pls call 300 or visit any MTN shop within 7days to report if any number is not yours. Those are my two MTN numbers listed in the SMS I got from MTN. You may also see a list of numbers like this. If there is any one that's not yours, quickly take action by visiting your ...

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CORE i5 PROCESSOR VARIANTS

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I saw a video on YouTube today talking about the difference between core i5 series of intel processors. I use a core i5 PC, so, I had to check what I have powering my PC of five years or more and still counting. I personally did a little search and here are my findings. They may be helpful in your decisions. Read and comment. When comparing processors with similar names but different suffixes like "i5 with U, P, and H", it's important to understand that these suffixes denote different series or generations of processors designed for specific purposes. Here's a breakdown of the common suffixes you mentioned and their typical characteristics:   i5 with U (e.g., i5-8250U): This runs in my PC U-series processors are designed for Ultrabooks and laptops where power efficiency is crucial. They typically have lower power consumption and heat generation, making them suitable for thin and light laptops. Performance-wise, they are usually mid-range, offering a balance between po...

TAKING CHARGE OF ADMIN SETTINGS IN YOUR WHATSAPP GROUP

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Some members of your WhatsApp group can be very adventurous. They tend  to change group information such as Subject, Icon and Description at will to what they desire. This should not be so. Sometimes, you may want only the admins to post messages. These are situations where you need to be in charge of your group. This video is here to guide you to do just that. 

MS EXCEL CONDITIONAL FORMATTING

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There are situations when you want your excel data to have distinct color due to certain rules. Conditional formatting option comes in handy in such situation.  See the short video below to learn how to do this.

MS EXCEL VLOOKUP EXTERNAL REFERENCE

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CHECK YOUR CAR REGISTRATION STATUS IN LAGOS

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This short information is on how to check your car registration status if you live in Lagos state, Nigeria. The VIO/VIS has been off the road for about a year. They will soon be back with the sole aim of checking your vehicle's registration status. if you have gone through the back door to do your registration, chances are that your registration may not be authentic. Hence, you need to check with the link provided here. But read all the instructions in this post before trying. Click here to check The VIO/VIS, on stopping you, will simply key in your car registration number otherwise known as plate number in their database to check if you have rightly registered your vehicle. So, how do you check this vital information? Simply go to the link below and key in your car plate number without spaces and click on search. Click here to check  now. Ensure there are no spaces in the entries you key in. If everything is ok with your registration, you should see the infor...

Restore Nokia C5 to factory state

Nokia C5 belongs to the s60 family of Nokia symbian phones. A friend came lamenting to me about the phone. It should be the C5-00 variant. The phone could not do anything because it has run completely out of memory. Not even calls could be made with the phone. The popular reset code *#7370# could not resolve the problem. After battling with the annoying screen error alerts for several minutes, I succeeded in restoring the phone to it's factory state. However, we lost all data, including contacts. How did I do it? See the steps below. 1. Shut down your phone and remove the sim card and memory card. 2. Locate the the following keys on your phone keypad: green key (send key), key 3, * key and power key. 3. Push the first three keys listed above simultaneously and then the power button. Hold down the four buttons and do not release them until the phone starts booting and displays the home screen. If you followed this as described, your phone is fully restored to default, clearing ...