The Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) last week in Abuja officially kicked off the registration of mobile phone users in Nigeria,stating that the ongoing efforts by the operators have got only 12 million out of 89 million mobile phone users in the country registered. It said the flag off exercise performed by the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission,Dr Eugene Juwah,was symbolic of its readiness to commence the registration of all existing SIM cards in the country over a period of six months. He said that after six months,no unregistered SIM card would be used in Nigeria.
The Commission said that the uniqueness of the NCC-implemented SIM registration was that all the lines owned by the subscribers can be registered at the same spot against the current practice whereby subscribers go from one operator to another to register their SIMs. The accredited registration companies are also expected to deploy staff across the nooks and crannies of the country during the period. Registration centres may not be available on all the designated spots across the country from the flag off date but are expected to grow in the course of the registration exercise.
NCC said at the registration centres,subscribers would be required to provide any one of the following items of Identification: National Identity Card, International Passport, Drivers license. Or authentication letter with passport photographs riggode by traditional ruler/community leader,in the case of rural areas. Biometric information of subscribers like finger prints and digital photographs are to be taken and registration is free.
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