The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will from July 2009 commence the registration of all SIM cards, the operational software running GSM mobile phones, in the country.
   
GSM mobile phone users who fail to register their cards at the end of the registration exercise in December 2009 will be disconnected in the first quarter of 2010. The executive vice chairman of the commission, Engineer Ernest Ndukwe disclosed this as part of the commission's plans to give credibility in the identification process for mobile phone usage in the country.
   
Engr. Ndukwe spoke at a one day retreat of the Senate Committee on Communications in Kaduna just as the Committee chairman, Senator Sylvester Anyanwu tasked the commission to protect the citizenry from the exploitative tendencies of GSM operators.
   
According to Ndukwe, “In the next three months, people will be required to provide some form of identification before they get SIM cards.” But at the end of the year, we are giving enough time so those who are current users can go and register with a good identity instrument that is bankable - that we can put in a data base.”
   
"Once that is done, I think January or February; we'll give a date which will be a cut-off date. If you have not registered your SIM card by then, you'll be automatically cut off from the network."
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Ah well, get your fake IDs out folks, unless you are comfortable with the idea of every fraudster in Nigeria knowing where you live.

what are the benefits of the registration of sim cards to the end users ie masses 
any gains or mere formalities  what exactly wud it be used for?

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According to Ndukwe, “In the next three months, people will be required to provide some form of identification before they get SIM cards.”
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rofl .
cant wait to see this really happening

it would be the same old story. just like every census and elections.
i tought we had voters card too? but it never acheived it aim, so this would not be different.
Nigeria is WASTE OF TIME!

Oh my gosh!!! Won't this be just another waste if there is still no way to identify users ? gob!!

more laws but no effective implementation strategies on ground.

This should be part of our nation's re-branding,
to know how many bad eggs in our country.

Good people,
Great nation.

Does anyone know why the process did not see the light of the DAY?

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Dem go register tire.
It will never work out. You can't register everyone, and not everyone wants to be registered.

Even if they succeed in registering everyone, wch Im damn sure they can't.
It will be likened to a temp. voter's card, itz usefulness being null.

IMO . . . . . .ant project embarked on by d so called govt. is jsut anoda avenue to syphone money;
tk d national ID card issue, wat happened to d project?

Nigeria is just a waste of time. . .
Our power Generation has dropped to less than 3000MW. but. but. December 2009 we will have 6000MW of Electricity.
Sigh,

. . .in the DREAM.