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NIN, SIM linkage important for peace, stability, says Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2021 0

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja called on Nigerians to fully participate in the ongoing synchronization of National Identification Number (NIN) with SIM cards across the country as it will provide a digital framework for improving security and

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FG To Block SIM Cards Without NIN Registration by January

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2020 0

The federal government (FG) yesterday directed Mobile Network Oeprators to update their customers SIM registrations with the National Identity Number (NIN), saying numbers without the update would be blocked by January 2021. Daily Times reports that Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), the minister of Communications and Digital Economy, made this known during an urgent meeting

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NCC orders suspension of new SIM sale, registration

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2020 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered the suspension of the sale and activation of new SIM cards to allow an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database. The Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, in a statement on Wednesday, said it was absolutely necessary for operators to comply until the audit exercise had […]

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Revealed: Why NCC deactivates 2.2m SIM Cards

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2020 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has completely deactivated 2.2 million Improperly registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Cards across Telecommunication networks nationwide. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this known in a statement signed by Dr Henry Nkemadu, Director, Public Affairs in Abuja. Danbatta said that the

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FG orders NCC to block over Nine million unregistered SIM cards in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2019 0

In line with the directives of the Honourable Minister of Communications Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami on assumption of office to all Agencies and Parastatals under his purview, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has submitted its baseline short-term performance targets report. In a press release signed by the Spokesperson to the Honourable Minister of

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MTN has paid N165bn out of N330bn fine to FG – NCC

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2018 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that one of the leading telecoms firms, MTN, has paid N165 billion out of the N330 billion fine imposed on it due to its inability to disconnect improperly registered SIM cards. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta, stated this on Monday when MTN Group, […]

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Airtel Crashes Price of SIM Cards, Deals 200% Bonus

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2015 0

Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has taken another major step to redefine the telecoms landscape as it now offers its customers four SIM cards for just N100.   This was recently unveiled with the launch of Smart Connect, a flagship product in its Smartphone Network promotion, which offers Nigerians up to 200 percent bonus to […]