By The Nigerian Communications Commission has said Nigerians will have to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity of their phones to it from July.
The regulatory body said this in the commission’s Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration.
A portion of the policy read, “Accordingly, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has directed that the Device Management System should be implemented within three months.”
The Communications Commission explained that move was necessary to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone market, discourage mobile phone theft, enhance National Security, protect consumer interest, and increase revenue generation for the government amongst others.
