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The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Mobile Network Operators to immediately suspend the sale and activation of new SIM cards to allow an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database.<\/p>\n

The Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, in a statement on Wednesday, said it was absolutely necessary for operators to comply until the audit exercise had been concluded.<\/p>\n

According to him, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, directed the commission to embark on an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database.<\/p>\n

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The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Mobile Network Operators to immediately suspend the sale and activation of new SIM cards to allow an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, in a statement on Wednesday, said it was absolutely necessary for operators to comply until the audit exercise had been concluded.<\/p>

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According to him, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, directed the commission to embark on an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He, however, said an exemption might be granted following approval from the Federal Government through the commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He warned that non-compliance with the directive would be met with strict sanctions, including the possibility of withdrawal of operating license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adinde said the audit would help to consolidate the achievement of the SIM Card registration exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The director explained that the objective of the audit exercise was to ensure compliance to set quality standards and requirements by mobile network operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, the directive became necessary in view of the preponderance of pre-registered SIMs with the attendant security implications associated with the use of same to facilitate criminal activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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