The accused on Monday appeared before a Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, charged with receiving stolen property.
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The Director of Public Affairs of the NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, offered the explanation in a statement he signed on Wednesday.
Launching the National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content in Nigerian Telecoms Sector and Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Cards registration, the President said proper identification of all Nigerians and legal residents in the country and ability to conveniently access a data base will provide impetus for more effective planning and security oversight.
The operator’s move is the first by any Nigerian telecommunication company after the ban on activation of new SIM cards was lifted by the Federal Government last week.
The Director Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the arrest was part of the commission’s routine enforcement activities to rid the industry of criminal elements.
Owasanoye made this known in his presentation to the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions during its hearing on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to stop financial institutions from transacting in cryptocurrencies and matters arising therefrom.
Justice Mohammed Liman fixed the date for notices to be served on all parties in the suit after the plaintiff, Chief Malcom Omirhobo had informed the court of his process.
Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director, MURIC, gave the commendation in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
The telco announced this on Saturday in a statement.
They spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
Rights and Freedom Advocates received the news of the dictatorial policy with amazement and wondered if informed and patriotic Nigerians were among those who took the draconian and short-sighted policy. The most disappointing was that the Management of NIMC was among the decision makers that took the iniquitous decisions when some Nigerians who have been going to NIMC offices for months have been thronging our office with complaints of not having opportunity to register for the NIN.
The Nigerian Communications Commission has warned on the dangers of using “fraudulently activated SIM cards” as it pose threat to national security.
The Nigerian Communications Commission says it is working with the National Assembly to criminalise mobile phones sim card infractions.
Parading the group on Tuesday, the Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, disclosed that the syndicate comprised of three splinter groups visiting choice locations in the state to rob members of the public of their phones