The Commission said, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. that the exercise is part of its effort to enhance national security, ensure consumer protection, and zero tolerance for registration-related infractions.
Regardless, the Commission said the audit would not affect the ongoing “backend verification and scrubbing” of SIM registration data already submitted by MTN, Glo, Airtel, 9Mobile and Mtel. According to the EVC, the verification exercise is a continuation of the NCC’s regulatory interventions to establish a clean and credible SIM registration database in the country.
The work of the task force culminated in the recent establishment of a joint Industry Working Group comprising senior representatives of the NCC, the National Identity Management Commission and MNOs.
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