FG issues Directives
FG issues Directives to Telecoms Regulators
In line with the directives of the Honourable Minister of
Communications Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS FBCS MCPN on
assumption of office to all Agencies and Parastatals under his
purview, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has submitted
its baseline short-term performance targets report.
The report Signed by the Executive Vice Chairman of the
Commission contained precise figures of improperly registered SIM
cards in use around the country. The Commission in its report
disclosed that an estimated nine million two hundred thousand
(9.2M) SIM cards did not comply with the proper procedures of SIM
registration. The investigation which was carried out at the behest
of the minister, has exposed for the first time in the Telecomms
history of Nigeria, in precise detail, the magnitude of
defaulters.
Reacting to the report, the minister expressed concern over the
security implication of this discovery and further directed that
the Telecomms regulator, should with immediate effect, ensure that
all improperly registered numbers are duly reregistered. To ensure
maximum compliance, Dr Pantami, has directed NCC to ensure all
mobile network operators block all SIM cards that do not meet
proper registration standards until users comply with proper
reregistration procedures.
The security implication of this irregularity is too grave to
ignore and the Federal Ministry of Communications will not tolerate
any actions or inactions that will compromise the nation’s
security.
Signed
Uwa Suleiman
Spokesperson to the Honourable Minister of Communications.
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