Existing subscribers to telecommunications services who want new telephone lines must be made to explain why they need the lines, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy , Dr Isa Pantami , has said .

Pantami said this while inaugurating the new chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission governing board in Abuja on Thursday.

He said the NCC would have to determine the number of mobile phone lines that could be used by an individual in the country.

The minister said henceforth, individuals who already had phone lines must be made to explain why they were requesting new SIM cards.
The Federal Government had recently directed the NCC to revise the policy on SIM card registration and usage .

The revision will involve making the National Identity Number a compulsory requirement for registration of new SIM cards, and restriction of the number of mobile phone lines for individuals .

Pantami , had while issuing the directive on February 5, suggested that an individual should not have more than three mobile phone lines .

However , addressing members of the governing board and management of the Commission on Thursday, he explained that the actual number of mobile phone lines per individual had not been determined.

Pantami explained that the decision to review the policy on SIM card registration and usage was informed by issues raised by the security agencies, following the deactivation of unregistered SIM cards .

He said NCC would determine whether the number of mobile phone lines that could be used by an individual should be three, or more, or less .

According to him , it was recently discovered that one subscriber registered 57 SIM cards, all bearing his name, from the same network.

Noting that the development posed security challenges, the minister said , “ In many nations, when you have one SIM card, if you need another one , you must provide justification for that.

“ We should make it flexible. If there is need for more, there should be justification .”
Stressing that NCC had a major role in addressing insecurity in the country , Pantami said , “ We should not allow criminals to use the sector that is under our supervision to commit crime .”

The minister also told the new NCC board that there was a need for improvements in the regulation of the sector .

The new board chairman, Prof. Adeolu Akande, who replaced Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, said the commission was committed to the campaign against insecurity in the country .

Earlier , at a CyberSecurity Conference organised by the NCC in Abuja , Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta , had called for the deployment of technical and legislative measures to strengthen ICT infrastructure against cyberattacks .

source: https://punchng.com/subscribers-must-explain-need-for-new-mobile-lines-minister/

Nonsense

No wahala

We will tell the network providers same lies you politicians have been lying to us..

Shebi na ur money I won take buy the Sim card.. or na u get my SIM card changing spirit... A country wit a lot of misplaced priorities!!!

This is how it is done in saner climes.
Over there, 95% of their population keep one phone to their names.
It is very very unlikely that you see an individual with 2 phones, not to talk about 3 PHONES!

Slow and steady we will get to a New and better Nigeria that we voted for.

This is a very good step in the right direction.

God bless Nigeria.

It would only work if sim card registration and sale is limited to the mobile network head office alone, but with the proliferation of distributor in market place, and sometime church we sure going to be having more sim card without giving any reason. Btw, first three months glo yakata bonus is a valid reason to get a new glo sim card every three months.


Registered sim cards are still sold in some parts of the country.



All of this to defend the daughter of a dictator? Abeg Nah, God pick my call I want to come for naija ASAP.

Good move by the minister, this would sure help curb crimes like kidnapping and fraudulent activities. I would also suggest that biometrics should also be requested during the registration of simcards.
If you see a wrong in this move then you are a criminal and God will expose you soon. Amen

So make person no buy awoof SIM again

“ We should make it flexible. If there is need for more, there should be justification .”
Stressing that NCC had a major role in addressing insecurity in the country , Pantami said , “ We should not allow criminals to use the sector that is under our supervision to commit crime .”

Good!

They should also use the same energy on other aspects.

What rubbish!

Instead of you to thi

I need it to call my ex girlfriend to tell her fvck you

What about those marketers who disturb us on the road to buy new sum cards?

Una Sabi

Is it not obvious what we all need a phone line for? Do we need the academic exercise?

Am coming back i know understand

Jobless people.

This boy just wanted to be super star.. everyday on news na this one go stop Boko boys abi

Na reverse we dey go for this Buhari govt.

What's your business with how many lines are use as long they are all correctly registered in my name should be the only concern of govt. Anything else is nonsense

Its like this man is breathing from his anus. Wakanda yeye justification do you need to give before getting a new sim card? There are other pressing needs that his ministry needs to tackle ..in the area of regulating service providers and prices for their services.. And he is here talking about sim cards.

Dandsome:
What about those marketers who disturb us on the road to buy new sum cards?

don't mind him, initial gra gra still dey worry am, instead of facing the challenge from the root