In line with the directives of the Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Nigeria Communications Commission has ensured that all improperly registered SIM card numbers have been blocked.
Pantami had before now directed that no improperly registered SIM card number should remain active beyond 11:59pm of September 25, 2019.
The number of improperly registered sim was put at 9.2 million.
Subsequently, according to the report submitted by the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC on September 26, 2019, a total of 2,277,311 improperly registered lines have been blocked.
As earlier reported, 6,830,249 lines have been revalidated since the directive was given.
Pantami reiterated the need for all improperly registered SIM cards to remain blocked until they are properly registered.
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