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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 23 Jul 2020
Era of Pre-Registered SIM Cards Over in Nigeria- Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the era of pre-registered SIM cards either at open markets or at other places across the country is over.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 31 May 2010
NCC Undecided on Ban on Unregistered Sim Cards
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend told Nigeria CommunicationsWeek that it is still undecided when to stop unregistered Subscriber Identification Module (Sim) cards from working…
- 19 May 2014
NCC May Sanction Telcos for Flouting Ban on SIM Card Sell
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has warned is will not spare more any telecom operator flouting its directive to suspend SIM card sells, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can report. NCC had…
- 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…
- 2 Sept 2025
MTN, CardCentre Join Hands to Launch Biodegradable SIM Cards
MTN Nigeria has partnered with CardCentre Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Chams HoldCo, to introduce eco-friendly SIM cards made entirely from biodegradable materials. The launch, which took place…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 18 Dec 2020
MTN Seeks 6 Months Add ID Numbers to SIM Cards
MTN could be compliant with Nigeria’s order for telecoms firms to add National Identification Numbers (NIN) to all registered SIM cards within six months, Karl Toriola, incoming Nigeria chief…
- 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),…
- 22 May 2014
NCC Extends Ban on Sale of SIM Cards
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), apex telecom regulator has extended the ban it imposed on the sale of SIM cards by MTN, Airtel and Glo Nigeria, for missing Quality of Service (QoS)…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 19 Aug 2015
NCC Says Defective SIM Cards Threaten National Security
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it has blocked about 10.7 million telephone lines in the last two weeks in the ongoing de-activation of pre-registered Subscribers Identification…
- 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…