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Group Urges Pantami To Review Suspension Of SIM Card Activation

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The Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers Network (DEMS Volunteers Network), a non-governmental advocacy group of media practitioners, has urged the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), to review the current ban on new registration or renewal of Subscriber Identification Module, (SIM), widely known as SIM card.

DEMS Volunteers in a statement signed by its Ag. Director of Communications, Peter Oluka recalls that the Honourable Minister, in December 2020, directed the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) to embark on another audit of the Subscriber Registration Database, wherein the Mobile Network Operators, (MNOs) were asked to suspend new card registrations and replacement of lost SIM cards.

The statement quoted the Ag. Director-General of DEMS Volunteers, Prince Stan Okenwa as saying that his organisation recognised the genuine interest of the Minister to verify and ensure compliance by MNOs, with the set quality standards and requirements of SIM card Registration, as issued by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Communications Commission.

He, however, noted that with the successes recorded with regards to the National Identification Number, (NIN) and SIM card integration, the Minister should consider reviewing the suspension, to give room for those with NIN to register new lines or re-activate their lost SIM cards.

Okenwa said that the continued suspension of SIM registration, and/or renewal, has led to untold hardship on the part of individuals, Small and Medium Enterprises, (SMEs) whose means of livelihood are dependent on digital/online transactions.

“The other day, a man nearly committed suicide because his business has almost gone down the drain. He lost his phone/SIM Card to a robbery incident and when he approached his service provider, he was told ‘their hands are tied’. That is just one case out of many.

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“What we are suggesting is that the Minister issues a new directive for those with ‘credible means of identifications’, especially, NIN, to be able to register new SIM cards, or renew their old one and continue their businesses. We believe that building the digital economy is a collective effort, hence, we are making this appeal to the Minister,” Okenwa stressed.

“It is also important that the Federal Government recognises the fact that the MNOs’ businesses are mainly foreign investment-driven, therefore, shutting them off from selling SIM cards to potential markets, may impact negatively on their earnings and directly affect the taxes they pay to the Nigerian government. This will be a minus to the digital economy drive. We want the Minister to look into this,” he added.

The Group also congratulated the Minister, Dr Pantami, and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, on the recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), which depicts Information and Communications Technology, (ICT) as the fastest growing sector in Nigeria’s economy.

Recall that recently, there were media reports that the sector recorded the highest growth rate of all the sectors, in both the fourth quarter of 2020, (Q4 2020) and the entire year 2020.

This was based on the Q4 2020 Report on Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, (GDP) released on Thursday, the 18th of February 2021, by the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS).

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