Tag: NCC

NCC denies asking subscribers to submit their IMEI number

Aminu Imam
Nigeria Communication Commission

’ Requesting Nigerians IMEI illegal’, says SERAP The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has said that subscribers are not required to submit their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers for now. Recall that according to earlier reports, the NCC was said to have declared that Nigerians will have to submit the IMEI  of their phones to it as from July. The Director of Public Affairs of the NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, clarified this in a statement, saying, At no time did the Commission issue a statement regarding the registration of IMEI…

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Nigerians to submit phone IDs in three months – NCC

Aminu Imam
Nigeria Communication Commission

The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has said Nigerians will have to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity of their phones to it from July. The regulatory body said this in the Commissions ‘Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration’. The NCC said, “One of the means to achieve the aim to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone market, discourage mobile phone theft, enhance National Security, protect consumer interest, increase revenue generation for the government, reduce the rate of kidnapping, mitigate the use of stolen phones for crime, and facilitate blocking…

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‘NIN-SIM linkage extended till June 30’ – Pantami

Aminu Imam

…As enrollment hits 54 million The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has extended the ongoing National Identification Number, (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), integration exercise has been extended till June 30, 2021. The extension was contained in an issued statement jointly signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Ikechukwu Adinde; and the Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke. Pantami was also said to have disclosed that 54 million Nigerians have obtained their NIN. The statement was titled: NIN Enrolment…

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FG lifts ban on new SIM card activation

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has lifted the ban imposed on activation and registration of new Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards. This was contained in the revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement issued by the Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Femi Adeluyi, reads in part: The effective date for implementation, the government said, is Monday, April 19, 2021″. It however placed the National Identity Number (NIN) registration as mandatory for registering new SIM cards. The…

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NCC unveils new mobile app for SIM-NIN linkage

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has unveiled a mobile app with improved National Identity Number (NIN) slips for public use. The Mobile Web Service (MWS) Applications is the brainchild of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) developed ahead of April 9, the deadline for linkage of Subscribers Identity Module (SIM). Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke in a statement, said the NIMC App offers a secure channel for Nigerians and legal residents to verify and authenticate their identities using their smartphones on-the-go. As…

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NCC moves to curb data depletion, wrong airtime deductions by GSM providers

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it had tightened the noose against data depletion and illegal deductions by telecommunications firms through an on-going forensic audit for maximum protection of consumers. The NCCs Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, who made the disclosure when he received the Man of the Year 2020 award from a magazine in Abuja, said the move is to check the rising complaints by subscribers in the country. According to a press statement issued yesterday by the NCC Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, quoted the EVC…

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7 SIM cards can be linked to one NIN – Minister reveals

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has revealed that 7 Subscriber Identification Module, (SIM) cards can be linked to one National Identification Number (NIN) on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Mobile App launched recently. This disclosure was made by the minister during an interview on a television programme, on Friday, January 8, this year. The minister pointed out that the ministry is collaborating with NIMC to transform the NIN enrolment process and the onward linkage to SIM cards as required by the Nigerian Communication Commission, (NCC).…

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Subscribers must now present NIN for SIM card replacement ? FG

Aminu Imam

A new condition for the Subscriber Identification Module, (SIM) card replacement is that subscribers must present their National Identification Numbers (NIN). This is part of new conditions the Federal Government has announced for subscribers to replace lost, stolen, misplaced or damaged SIM cards. In a statement issued on Friday by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) Director, Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde and its Head, Corporate Communication, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke, telecommunication companies are expected to comply with other SIM replacement guidelines already in place. It stated that NIMC will…

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FG licenses 173 centres, 30 other institutions for NIN registration

Aminu Imam

  As Reps ask NCC to extend deadline for SIM update The Federal Government says it has licensed 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct the enrollment of the National Identity Number (NIN) across the country. According to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on its website yesterday, The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has approved the licensing of 173 Agents and 30 State Governments/Public Sector Institutions to conduct enrolment of all persons including legal residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB) on behalf…

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NCC orders telecom operators to block SIM cards without NIN

Aminu Imam

As Nigerians get 2 weeks deadline to submit their NIN for SIM registration update The Federal Government has said that any telecoms subscriber who fails to submit his/her National Identity Number (NIN) to its network provider would be blocked from the network from December 31. This was part of the decisions reached at a stakeholders meeting convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. This is contained in a statement signed and issued by the Director, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ikechukwu…

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