The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has asserted that all the SIM cards used in the country are produced locally.
Head of the commission’s new media and information security, Babagana Digima, credited this achievement to the commission’s dedication to promoting local content and indigenous participation in the industry through the Nigeria Office for Development in the Indigenous Telecommunications Sector (NORDIT).
“Indigenous participation is one of the key areas NORDIT has played a major role. Previously, in the last two years, almost 99 per cent to 100 per cent of SIM cards in Nigeria were imported.
“And when NORDIT came, we made it one of our key low-hanging fruits that in five months to six months manufacture of SIM cards will be indigenous.
“We directed all the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to source their SIM cards locally, and in fact, as of now 100 per cent of all the SIM cards used in Nigeria are manufactured locally, no importation,” Digima said.
Digima, a former head of NORDIT, noted that the commission, through NORDIT, actively engages in advocacy efforts to promote the participation of local companies and individuals in all aspects of the telecommunications industry.