The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecom operators have expressed optimism over the commencement of the Sim card registration from May 1.

In a telephone interview with NEXT, Reuben Muoka the spokesperson for the commission said, “Any new sim card bought subsequently from May 1, 2010 must be registered for life.”

The commission announced in December that the sim card registration is part of efforts to curb crime in the country, but the exercise will, however, begin with new sim cards purchased by new subscribers.

Mr. Muoka explained that the registration will be done online, adding that “operators are expected to put all machinery in motion for the commencement of the process. We suspect that they will sell what is called partially activated lines, whereby, you may get a line but can only receive calls or Short Message Service (SMS) but not able to make calls or send texts. So, you must now go to a particular place where you will have your sim registered before you can begin to enjoy these services,” said Mr. Muoka.


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Though a good idea but implementation in a country like ours where human rights are violated on a daily basis and no working database of Nigerians, i wonder what they hope to achieve.
Well, time will tell.