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FG sets deadline to clampdown on unregistered sim cards

Joseph Olaoluwa by Joseph Olaoluwa
September 17, 2019
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Nigeria’s Communication Minister, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has set September 25th as the deadline for registration of all sim cards in the country, after which  pre-registered or partially registered sim cards would cease to exist in the country.

Pantami said this while receiving the Management Team of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in his office. He praised NCC for its prompt action in reducing the number of improperly registered SIM cards from 9.2 million to 2.42 million within one week.

As at last week, we had 9.2 Million pre-registered or partially registered Sim Cards in Nigeria, based on the directives I gave to @NgComCommission, I am pleased to inform that as at today, the figure has dropped to 2.4 Million. @DrIsaPantami, Honourable Minister, Communications. pic.twitter.com/ZkwCo2icPX

— Fed. Min. of Comms, Innovation & Digital Economy (@FMCIDENigeria) September 16, 2019

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The Details: Stressing the importance of the work, the Minister tasked Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye who led the delegation to his office to ensure that no SIM card is used in the country without proper registration, citing the security implications and the challenges facing the country.

“The total number of incomplete registration of SIM cards as it is today based on the report I received is 2.42 million. So the reduction within this period is about 73.2%. This is a significant achievement from 9.2 million. We are back to 2.4 million. Within this period, 6.775 million have been rectified and this is highly commendable,” Pantami said.

He, however, set September 26 as the deadline to clampdown on unregistered sim cards still existing in the country, saying he didn’t want to hear any case of unregistered sims.

“By 25 September 2019, we don’t want a single incomplete SIM, meaning that the remaining 2.4 million lines should be rectified before then. We want the management to immediately inform the Telecom companies. After the 25th of September, when a crime is committed and SIM is being used, we only need the number of that SIM and convey it to the regulator. Within an hour, we want to get the details of the person who committed that crime.”

I have further directed @NgComCommission to ensure that by 25th September 2019, no pre-registered or partially registered Sim Cards are in circulation. @DrIsaPantami, Honourable Minister of Communications.#FMoCToday#FMoC19 pic.twitter.com/lqCHin4xFc

— Fed. Min. of Comms, Innovation & Digital Economy (@FMCIDENigeria) September 16, 2019

Why this matters: The Minister issued this directive as the Nigerian government continues to clamp down on illegal sim cards used by kidnappers and internet fraudsters to carry out criminal and fraudulent acts. He hoped that this directive would help the commission identify the various criminals that used sim cards for engaging in several crimes.

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Reincarnated as a lover of stocks, Angel investors, seed funds, and anything aligned to tech or startups raising money, Joseph's work at Nairametrics involves following the money to wherever it leads. Before joining Nairametrics, he won an investigative journalism fellowship with ICIR, appeared in several national dallies, with hard-hitting opinions, features and investigative pieces. He has also engaged in content marketing and copywriting for a top e-commerce firm in Nigeria.

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