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8 years after, poor SIM card registration still affects national security

When the federal government, through the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC flagged off the Subscriber Identification Module, SIM registration in March 28, 2011, there were two primary objectives behind the action; one was the need to mitigate security concerns in the challenges of tracking criminal uses of telephones in the country by security agencies. The other, was to establish a central database of SIM card subscribers as an enabler to the overall national identification system.

TSTV commences roll-out of free decoders

Digital satellite and PayTv operator, Telecoms Satellite Television (TSTv), yesterday, said it has commenced the distribution and installation of the 5,000 promo decoders across the country, pursuant to its full launch.

Unregistered SIM cards, threat to security – Army

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Burattai, Monday, raised the alarm that the proliferation of unregistered Subscriber Identification Module, SIM, cards is frustrating the effort of the military in fighting terrorism and other crimes in the country

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