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- 10 Apr 2022
NIN-SIM linkage: Unblocking SIM Cards Require SIM Linkage- NCC Warns
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially informed telecoms consumers, whose Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are barred from making calls, that affected SIMs will not be…
- 18 Mar 2013
NCC Looks Elsewhere as Sale of Preregistered Sim Cards Booms
The over N6.1 billion poured into the ongoing Sim card registration is going down the drains with fresh evidences suggesting ready availability of preregistered Sim cards at every nooks and corners…
- 10 Mar 2013
Subterfuge, Sabotage Hobble N6.1Bn Sim Card Project
The integrity of the N6.1 billion Sim card registration project embarked upon by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) may have been compromised by some elements within and outside the NCC,…
- 9 May 2013
NCC Slams Fines on GSM Majors over Sim Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has imposed fines on four mobile services operators for contravening the provisions on pre-registration of SIM Cards in Nigeria, infurtherance of the…
- 3 Apr 2019
NCC, N/Assembly to Criminalise Sale of Pre-Registered Sim Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is working with the National Assembly to criminalise mobile phones sim card infractions, according to Mr Efosa Idehen, director, Compliance, Monitoring and…
- 6 Jul 2017
NCC Arrests Four with 70 Pre-Registered SIM Cards
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has apprehended four suspects involved in selling pre-registered SIM cards in Jigawa. Mr Salisu Abdu, NCC’s Head of Enforcement Unit, disclosed this while…
- 1 Oct 2018
NCC Claims Upper Hand in Fight Against Pre-Registered SIM Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says its awareness campaigns against the menace of pre-registered SIM cards, which has been a recurring trend in the country’s telecom sector is yielding…
- 1 Sept 2024
NCC Uncovers Thousands of Illegally Linked SIM Cards ahead of NIN-SIM Deadline
Recent investigations by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC),…
- 16 Aug 2016
Concerns over Floods of Active Unregistered SIM Cards
Some mobile phone SIM card traders in Nigeria are still selling lines without registering purchasers, fuelling telecommunications violations and criminality, according to Daily Trust. Nigerian…
- 24 Jan 2020
Nigeria Ranks 5th Worst for SIM-Card Registration Laws
Nigeria has been ranked as the 5th worst among over 150 countries by their SIM-card registration laws exploring data that is collected, what happens to the data and other restrictions such as number…
- 14 Dec 2019
Telcos Lose N119Bn Monthly as Subscribers Abandon SIM Cards
MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Airtel, 9Mobile and ntel, the country’s main mobile network operators (MNOs), are losing monthly a handsome sum of potential revenues running into billions of naira to the…
- 29 Apr 2019
Why SIM Card Registration in Necessary by NCC
Nigeria’s Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration initiative - which required all mobile phone subscribers to register their SIM cards with their respective mobile network operators - was…
- 22 Jul 2013
Flaws Open Sim Cards to Cloning by Hackers
A researcher has found a security flaw that potentially opens up around 750 million Sim cards to hackers who could take control of mobile phones. Karsten Nohl, founder of Security Research Labs…
- 14 Jun 2012
NCC Nabs Five for Selling Pre-registered SIM Cards
The enforcement team of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) , Wednesday in Makurdi, Benue State, arrested five persons following allegedly selling and distributing pre-registered SIM Cards,…
- 17 Aug 2018
Sale, Use Pre-registered SIM Cards Boom Despite Fines, Arrests
The unlawful sale and use of pre-registered of SIM cards has continued and is now hobbling the efforts to get the true identities of mobile phone users in Nigeria. The sale or use of…
- 4 Apr 2019
Over 200 Nigerians in Jail for Pre-Registered SIM Cards Offences
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that it has so far secured no less than 200 convictions on matters relating to sale of pre-registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards.…
- 8 Mar 2020
NCC Deactivates Improperly-Registered SIM Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it records showed that all improperly-registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards across Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria…
- 17 Feb 2020
FG to Link SIM Cards, BVN to Curb Crime
Mr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure Subscriber Identification Number (SIM) cards registration is…
- 1 Nov 2024
All You Need to Know About MTN's Eco-Friendly SIM Card
MTN Nigeria has taken a groundbreaking step towards sustainability by introducing eco-friendly, biodegradable SIM cards, making it the first telecommunications company in West Africa to do so. This…
- 25 Jun 2024
All SIM Cards in Use in Nigeria are Produced Locally - NCC
All Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards used in Nigeria are now produced locally, according to Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). A SIM card is an integrated circuit intended to…
- 11 Jan 2010
Yes! Let’s Register Sim Cards
The move by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to begin registration of Subscriber Identity Module (Sim) cards in March this year is a welcome development that will promote national…
- 30 Oct 2017
NCC Raises Alarm, Invites Telcos' Bosses over SIM Card Security Breaches
Chief executive officers of major telecommunications companies have been invited to an emergency meeting in Abuja over persistent breach of national security with pre-registered SIM cards. The…
- 12 Oct 2009
Fear Rises over Sim Card Cloning, It’s Impossible - Operators
Even as network service providers insist otherwise, cloning GSM Sim card, that is illegal duplication of the Sim to allow calls or other services to use the identification of the cloned Sim appears…
- 21 Jun 2014
NCC Arrests 3 illegal SIM Card Dealers in Abuja
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested three illegal SIM card dealers in Bwari, FCT, as part of its efforts to check illegal SIM card sales and insecurity in the country. Salisu Abdu,…
- 16 Aug 2016
Active Unregistered SIM Cards Again!
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) needs no introduction as it remains one of the most vibrant government agencies since its establishment by an act of the parliament. The Commission deserves…
- 11 Oct 2020
Court Convicts 7 SIM Card Registration Offenders
Nigerian Communications Commission’s commitment to stop the use of unregistered SIM cards to perpetrate cybercrime and other criminal activities in the country is yielding positive results. The…
- 22 Apr 2021
NCC Arrests Five Suspects Over Fraudulently-registered SIM Cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested five suspects for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registering and selling Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The operation is part of…
- 4 Mar 2021
NSCDC Bursts Illegal Foreign SIM Card Dealer
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos Command, has paraded a man, (name withheld) for allegedly dealing in illegal foreign Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card business. Mr…
- 18 Oct 2024
MTN Nigeria Launches Eco-friendly SIM Cards, Hopes to Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2040
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, a leading ICT company in Nigeria has announced the launch and pilot of its paper-based biodegradable eco-friendly SIM cards, in line with its Project Zero goals which…
- 30 May 2013
NCC Deploys BIO-key Fingerprint Technology for SIM Card Registration
BIO-key International, a provider of fingerprint biometric identification solutions, and SW Global, a provider of IT services throughout Africa, are implementing BIO-key's fingerprint biometric…