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Government approves SIM card replacement policy for Nigerians

*The Nigerian Communications Commission discloses that government’s drive to ensure that all subscriber registrations are linked with NINs is on course, and all stakeholders in the telecom industry are working together to ensure a seamless process

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

As part of its efforts at minimising the burden on telecom service subscribers and simplifying the exercise, the Federal Government has approved a replacement policy for subscribers whose Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards may have been lost, stolen, misplaced or damaged in the country.

Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Mr. Kayode Adegoke of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), jointly made this known in a statement Saturday, January 2, 2021, in Abuja, FCT.

The Director of Public Affairs at NCC stated that the policy is part of the government’s efforts at reducing the liability on telecom subscribers and simplifying the exercise in order to enable telecom services to consumers in Nigeria.

Adinde disclosed that the Ministerial Task Force, under the Chairmanship of the Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, had set up a Technical Committee, made up of representatives of the NCC, NIMC, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), to facilitate the policy.

The committee, according to him, is also charged with the operationalisation of the process to ensure an expedited linkage of all SIM Registration Records with the NIN.

ConsumerConnect reports Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, Honourable Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, had approved some conditions, based on recommendations of the Technical Committee, that required the subscriber to present a NIN, an effective verification of the NIN by NIMC, and adherence to the relevant guidelines and regulations of NCC, regarding SIM replacement.

He noted that the government’s drive to ensure that all subscriber registrations are linked with NINs is on course, and all stakeholders in the industry are working together to ensure a seamless process.

The NCC stated that the government sincerely appreciated Nigerians for the understanding and the commitment to ensuring the overall success of the SIM-NIN integration exercise.

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