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- 18 Feb 2022
SIMS Nigeria Mulls White Friday Sales
SIMS Nigeria, official representative of Samsung electronics, Panasonic and other major brands, has announced its first White Friday sales. Rajesh Raja, the Head of Operations, SIMS Nigeria, said the…
- 29 Sept 2021
Samsung Lauds SIMS Nigeria on its 28th Anniversary Celebration
Samsung Electronics West Africa has lauded its sales and distribution partner, SIMS Nigeria, as one of its most reliable partners as it celebrates its 28th anniversary. SIMS Nigeria, on its own part,…
- 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…
- 20 Aug 2025
T2 Launches Nigeria’s First eKYC SIM Registration Web App, Redefining Digital Onboarding
T2, Nigeria’s leading digital lifestyle partner, proudly announces the launch of its revolutionary electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) SIM Registration Web App—a first-of-its-kind solution designed…
- 17 May 2021
NIN-SIM Linkage Regulation in Nigeria Impacts on Airtel Africa Customer Base
Airtel Africa says the new SIM card registration regulations in Nigeria have negatively affected the growth of its customer base in Africa. According to the company’s most recent financial statement,…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 30 Oct 2019
SIM Re-Registration Limits MTN Nigeria's Base Growth
The mandatory SIM card re-registration process undertaken by MTN Nigeria resulted in 0.6 million active subscribers being disconnected and limiting the operator's base growth. This is…
- 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…
- 15 Jul 2020
MTN Nigeria to Run Limited Trial of e-SIM Technology
MTN Nigeria Plc has announced the trial of e-SIM services on their network based on approvals received from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is in its continued drive to lead…
- 22 Aug 2025
T2mobile Unwraps Nigeria’s First eKYC SIM-Registration Web App
T2mobile, formerly known as 9mobile, has launched the country’s first electronic Know-Your-Customer (eKYC) SIM-registration web application. This digital innovation promises to transform how…
- 9 May 2023
Nigeria Lost 9m Data Subscribers in 2021 over SIM Registration
The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration on 2020 cost Nigeria over nine million data subscribers in 2021, according to Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), 2021 Annual report and…
- 29 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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)…
- 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…
- 28 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…
- 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 Jan 2016
MTN Retools To Revalidate Over 60m Subscribers SIM Registration
MTN Nigeria, over the weekend, said that the on-going Subscribers Identification Model (SIM) re-registration/re-validation exercise is schedule for all the over 60 million users on its network in…
- 13 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…
- 12 Feb 2023
NCC Commits to Developing Digital Skills for Realization of Digital Economy
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to developing digital literacy skills required for the realization of full digital economy in Nigeria. Mrs. Freda Bruce-Bennett,…
- 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…
- 18 Oct 2012
Airtel Dangles Free Nano Sims for IPhone 5 Customers
Airtel Nigeria has announced the availability of the special Nano SIM cards specially crafted for latest iPhone 5 at its shops nation-wide and the company said this is in keeping with the tradition…
- 29 Jun 2010
Sim Registration: FG Barks, Telcos Revs Activity
Suddenly last week, it appeared there is a general consensus to rev up the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (Sim) cards in Nigeria but approaches have been disconcerted with many…
- 27 Oct 2024
Mobile Subscriber Base drops by 30 Percent as SIM-NIN Policy Takes Effect
Nigeria’s mobile subscriber base fell 30.09 percent to 153.32 million in September 2024, following deactivation of Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) not linked to a verified National…
- 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…
- 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…