Subscriber group backs Telcos on mass disconnection of non-NIN linked SIMs
The Association of Telephone, Cable TV, and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS) has expressed support for telecommunications operators to disconnect subscribers who failed to link their SIMs to their National Identification Numbers (NINs) as the deadline expired on September 14, 2024.
SIM registration: ‘Queueing for exercise inconvenient for older people’
The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN) says procedural recommendations requesting persons to queue for SIM card registration is inconvenient for older people. Sen. Eze Ajoku, the President of the coalition, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday that the procedure would expose older persons […]
NCC implements new SIM registration rules
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has implemented the new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Cards rules in the country. NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Adinde said the implementation followed the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators by […]
Insecurity: FG to disconnect SIM not synchronized with NIN by Dec. 30
…Sets up Ministerial Task Force to monitor implementation By Emmanuel Elebeke Following the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators, the Federal government has directed all operators in the country to disconnect every SIM card not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th 2020. This came after […]
UPDATED: Why Pantami ordered suspension of new SIM card sales, registration
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to order suspension and activation of new SIM cards. This he said was to allow an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, that […]
I’m labourer, not fish farm investor, Anthony Okolie, man who used Buhari’s daughter’s number
I only used number once to solicit cash assistance ― Suspect confesses GSM number legally issued ― Service provider Soni Daniel – Abuja Details of the offence allegedly committed by the man, who reportedly used a phone number with the name of President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter Hanan, on it to undertake criminal activities have begun […]
