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Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) telecom regulator has been ordered to strictly block total of 9.2 million unregistered mobile telephone SIM cards as the Nigerian government haunts down illegal SIM cards used by criminals such as kidnappers to perpetrate crimes and also for yahoo yahoo acts.
The report by the NCC and signed by its executive vice chairman, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, contained precise figures of improperly registered SIM cards in use around the country whixh lead to the blocking of all unregistered simcards.
NCC report disclosed that an estimated 9.2 million SIM cards did not comply with the proper procedures of SIM registration.
Not so good news. It means we have 9.2m cards out there that might be used by criminals & kidnappers without trace. Be consistent with fining d operators involved @MTNNG @AirtelNigeria @GloWorld— ladi AJALA (@ladiAJALA) September 15, 2019
Good news is that we can check if our sim card has been registered successfully or not to avoid being blocked by NCC.
Here is how to confirm your mobile number(s) registration status to avoid being blocked by NCC.
You can check your registration status based on your Network operator by dialing the USSD code below!
HOW TO CHECK REGISTRATION STATUS
🔳MTN – dial *789*1#
🔳Airtel – dial *746#
🔳9mobile – dial 746 or 200
🔳Glo – text REG to 746 or 3456
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