Nigerians below the age of 18 will no longer be allowed to own a Subscriber Identity Module ‘SIM’ according to the Nigerian Communications Commission.
This is according to the draft copy of the modified Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s website.
In the modified regulations, NCC limited telecoms subscribers to only include Nigerians above the age of 18.
“‘Subscriber’ means a person not below the age of 18 years who subscribes to communications services by purchasing a subscription medium or entering into a subscription contract with a licensee.”
The Licensee refers to ‘a provider of communications services that utilises a subscription medium in the Federal Republic of Nigeria’.
The regulations were made in line with the powers conferred upon the commission by section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003.
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In accordance with Section 57 of the Act, the NCC conducted a Public Inquiry on the Registration of Telephone.
A rep for Nigerian Communications Commission has not returned SurgeZirc Nigeria’s request for comment on why the regulation was adopted
