The Federal Government has restricted the maximum numbers ofSIM Cards a single individual could register as his or her to three to checkkidnapping and banditry in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali IbrahimPantami in a statement directed the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC torevise the policy on SIM Card registration and usage by blocking all theloopholes in the current policy. He added that the review of the policy is based on thefeedback received from the security agencies following the revalidation ofimproperly registered SIM cards in September 2019 and the blocking of thosethat failed to revalidate their SIMs. According to the Minister, the updated policy, is expectedensure that the National Identity Number, NIN becomes a prerequisite forNigerians registering new SIM cards, while for foreigners, their passports andvisas should be used, while already registered SIM cards are to be updated withNIN before 1st December, 2020. He also ordered that NCC must ensure that only fullyaccredited agents support the SIM card registration process withoutpre-registering SIM cards themselves, while the final registration should bedone by the operators.