The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that Nigerians will as from July, 2021 be required to submit the the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones

The IMEI numbers is a 15-digit number unique to each phone. With the IMEI number, a phone can be tracked and located irrespective of the cellular number in it.

The regulatory body said this in the commission’s Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration.cording to the policy statement, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of a Centralised Equipment Identity Register as part of a Device Management System established by the Government..

The policy statement reads: “Accordingly, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has directed that the Device Management System should be implemented within three months”..

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