NCC halts new sim registration

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, 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.

In a statement on Wednesday, the director, public affairs at NCC, Mr Ikechukwu Adinde, says it was absolutely necessary for operators to comply until the audit exercise had been concluded.

He hints that the minister of communications and digital economy, Dr Isa Pantami, directed the commission to embark on an audit of the subscriber registration database.

Adinde warns that non-compliance with the directive would be met with strict sanctions, including the possibility of withdrawal of operating license.