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Views: Visits 13 MTN GLO By Peter Egwuatu Ten days after the Federal Government approved the resumption of sale and activation of new SIM, none of the telecommunications operators has obeyed the directive. Vanguard’s investigation yesterday revealed that the telecommunications operators have not been communicated officially with such directive and such could not be able to issue new SIM or reactivate old ones. When Vanguard visited some outlets of Glo, MTN and 9 Mobil...

FG lifts ban on new SIM registration On By Prince Osuagwu & Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal Government yesterday lifted the ban on new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration, giving Nigerians who desire to get new lines a reprieve. However, this time around, only those who have registered and obtained their National Identity Number (NIN), will be able to do so as the order for telecom operators to begin registering new numbers makes ownership of  NIN mandatory. Minister of Communicat...

Vanguard News New SIM registration to resume April 19 with NIN ― FG On The federal government has approved the activation of new SIM card registration with mandatory NIN. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, who issued the directive on Thursday said the approval was in line with the Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration. A statement by the Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister, Dr Femi Adeluyi said the imp...

By Emma Okonji The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday, approved the activation of new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards. The Minister, in agreement with industry stakeholders, also revised the National Digital Identity Policy for SIM card registration. According to the Minister, the activation of new SIM card, which was banned in December last year, would begin on Monday April 19, 2021. Pantami has therefore directed the Nigerian Com...

  The Federal Government on Thursday said the issuance of new SIM cards will resume on April 19, “as long as verification is done and the guidelines are fully adhered to.” The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy communicated this in a statement signed by Femi Ademiluyi, a techncal aide to Minister Isa Pantami. The government suspended the activity in December 2020 as it embarked on an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database. The Communications Ministry said at the time tha...

IIU holds workshop on QS ranking & HEC policy for BS & PhD Islamabad February 16, 2021 Islamabad :Workshop on QS Ranking & HEC Revised Policy for BS & PhD was organized by Directorate of Quality Assurance & Development (QAD) at Main Campus Admin Block International Islamic University Islamabad. Resource person of the workshop were Mr. Imran Ullah Khan Marwat, Director Quality Assurance Higher Education Department (HED), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar and Dr Jahangir Khan, Ex Director QEC Univers...

Education is crucial in the world’s efforts to realise the aspirations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is thus imperative for every country to provide inclusive and equitable education for its citizens.This entails not only that there be adequate schools, relevant curriculums, appropriate and sufficient learning and teaching materials, as well as properly trained teachers, but the language of instruction should also be inclusive. This article discusses factors that impact adve...