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Views: Visits 53 Telecommunications operators in the country have complied with the Federal Government’s directive that suspended the registration and activation of new Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM) cards. A visit to MTN outlets both at Fatai Atere, Matori and Airport road, Lagos showed that SIM cards were not being sold. Also Globacom office on Airport road was not activating any new SIM. The roadside sellers usually at Oshodi, 7/8 bus stop, Cele Express and Ejigbo were ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Ife Ogunfuwa Nigerians have expressed diverse views on the directive given by the Nigerian Communications Commissions on the suspension of new SIM sales and registration. While mobile network operators have pledged to comply with the directive, some stakeholders have said the regulator did not consider its impact on small businesses involved in SIM registration and new businesses that would require a dedicated phone number. Others commended the move, saying it was crit...