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- 31 Jul 2018
Tips against SIM Swap Scammers as Nigerians Lose Billions
Some Nigerians using mobile money transfer service have fallen victims to a recent scam involving mysterious swapping of SIM cards. SIM swapping is a sophisticated form of fraud and falls…
- 28 Oct 2017
NCC Moves to Check SIM Swap Fraud
Ms Helen Obi, Head of Zonal Operations, Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC ) yesterday said that the commission has put in place a regulation to checkmate SIM Swap fraud. Obi said this in an…
- 1 Jul 2022
PIN Lock is an Integral Aspect in Prevention of SIM Swap Fraud - Effiong
Martin Effiong, Operator Partnership Manager for Infobip in Anglophone West Africa, is a seasoned IT Professional, driven to achieve excellence with a flare for VAS, SaaS and CPaaS Product design,…
- 14 Jul 2018
Experts Finger Insiders in Telcos for Rising SIM Swap Fraud
Cyber security experts have berated telecommunications operators over the prevalence of SIM swap fraud in the country, arguing that such fraud could be possible with an insider in the network…
- 30 Sept 2019
Telcos Soon to Abolish SIM Card Swap
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have agreed to abolish SIM swap system in the telecommunications ecosystem in the next few months, Nigeria Communicationsweek…
- 13 Jun 2013
MTN says No More SIM Swap by Proxy
MTN, Nigeria’s leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Company, has communicated the decision to discontinue SIM swaps by proxy effective from June 7. After this date, customers who…
- 29 Nov 2013
Etisalat, Agwu Trade Words over SIM Swap
Etisalat Nigeria has said it did not illegally swap and block the SIM of Julius Agwu, as being widely reported on several blogs and news website. In an exclusive chat, Chineze Amanfo, manager, Public…
- 2 Mar 2021
FG Approves SIM Swap Centres, Extension of Enrolment Licence Tenure
The federal government has given mobile network operators (MNOs) approval to establish dedicated SIM Swap Centres across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. This is one of the outcomes of…
- 7 May 2019
Kaspersky says SIM Swap Fraud is Targeting Africa’s Financial, Online Services
Kaspersky Lab experts at its annual Cyber Security Weekend discussed the wide spread growth of mobile payments across the globe and the many cyber risks that surround such technology, especially the…
- 10 Dec 2018
Telcos, Banks in Denial as SIM Swap Fraudsters Empty Accounts
Telecommunications operators and commercial banks are denying involvement in SIM swap frauds as Nigerians continue to lose millions of naira to fraudsters who use mobile numbers and short codes to…
- 24 Mar 2021
Telcos Reject Demand by Banks for SIM Swap List
Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN), has asked telecommunication companies, to submit lists of SIM Swap customers to Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) for…
- 13 Dec 2019
Illegal SIM Swaps, USSD are Top Cyber Threats in Nigeria - NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has raised concerns on the reoccurring use of illegal Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) swaps and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) to…
- 23 Apr 2019
Police Arrests 10 Suspected Sim Swapping Fraudsters
Oyo State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected fraudsters who specialised in defrauding their victims by swapping their mobile phone SIM cards, through which they would have access to their…
- 27 Jun 2013
Glo Introduces ‘’Glo Sim –Swap’’
Globacom, leading telecommunications company has introduced a new method in which subscribers on its network can easily replace their lost or damaged Sims by themselves Adeniyi Olukoya, Globacom's…
- 19 Feb 2019
SIM Swap Fraud Threatens Mobile Money Plan
The rising incidence of Subscribers Identification Module swap fraud in the country has become a major concern for stakeholders in the financial and telecommunication industry. Telecoms…
- 22 Jun 2017
SIM Swap, 12 Other Frauds Acts Threaten $58.7Bn Messaging Market- Report
Fraud in the enterprise mobile messaging industry continues to challenge market growth, as a cross-sector Working Group shines spotlight on identity and data theft, network manipulation and…
- 9 Nov 2013
MTN Alerts Subscribers to new SIM Swap Fraud Trick
MTN Nigeria, has warned its customers to beware of a form of deception that is being perpetrated by individual’s intent on duping unsuspecting telephone subscribers. According to MTN, the deception,…
- 22 Jul 2025
Telcos Resume SIM Card Sales after 2-Week Halt
Telecommunications operators have resumed full SIM swap and related services following a four-week nationwide outage linked to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)’s migration to a new…
- 1 Apr 2019
NCC Explains Stringent SIM Card Replacement Process
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it made the process of replacing lost, stolen or damaged Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards more stringent in order to protect telecommunications…
- 2 Feb 2014
Nokia Excites Customers with Three ‘Iced’ Devices
Nokia has expanded its highly successful range of Asha devices with the addition of three new phones known as the Nokia Asha ICE range; Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 which come encased in a…
- 13 Feb 2013
Nokia's First Dual-SIM Smartphone with Wi-Fi
Nokia has announced the launch of the Nokia Asha 310, a new Dual SIM smartphone with Wi-Fi support, a first for Nokia smartphones. With Nokia's built-in Easy Swap Dual SIM technology, consumers can…
- 2 Oct 2023
Ecobank Alerts Customers on Sim Card Fraud
Ecobank has once again, raised alarm on the dangers of SIM swap fraud, stressing that fraudsters could use it to impersonate them. In a message to customers via email, the bank explained that SIM…
- 15 Jan 2020
SIM Recycling Puts Nigerian Phone Users in Danger
IN August 2014, Kazeem Biriowo visited sales promotion event organised by the MTN in Ota, Ado/Odo/Ota Local Government Area in Ogun State. Due to the enticing promotional benefits, he bought an MTN…
- 27 Aug 2025
NITDA Links Weak Passwords to Rising Cases of Hacking
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has identified weak passwords, phishing scams and SIM-swap fraud as the main causes of the rising wave of social media account hacking…
- 23 Apr 2018
NITDA Commences Nationwide Cybersecurity Awareness Workshops
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), with the mandate of developing and regulating Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria, has kick-started this year’s nationwide…
- 24 Oct 2018
NITDA Continues Nationwide Cybersecurity Awareness Workshops
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Tuesday said that it has continued this year’s nationwide cybersecurity awareness workshops. This was disclosed in a statement…
- 30 Jul 2025
NIMC Migrates Telcos to NINAUTH Platform
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the successful migration of all Telecommunications firms to the new National Identification Number (NIN) verification platform (NINAuth).…
- 12 Sept 2018
2 Airtel Staff Land in Court for Conspiracy, Stealing
Isaac Ilupeju and Emmanuel Adeyanju, two Airtel employees, who allegedly stole N198, 000 under the guise of swapping a customer’s sim card, on Tuesday, appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court…
- 16 Jul 2019
Man Allegedly Hacks into Wema Bank Account, Steals N4m
Nonso Okereke, a 29-year-old man has been being arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into a Wema Bank account and stealing N4 million. Okereke,…
- 4 Jul 2013
Nokia Expands Classically Designed Mobile Phones
Nokia has expanded its range of classically designed mobile phones with the launch of three new, high-performing handsets. The Nokia 207, Nokia 208 and Nokia 208 Dual SIM combine the familiar ‘candy…