The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned the importation of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami made the announcement today in Lagos.
He spoke at the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo organized by the Nigeria Office for Developing Indigenous Telecoms Sector of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Pantami said Africa’s biggest country should not be importing things that could be produced within.
He urged stakeholders and citizens to support government efforts to boost local patronage and consumption.
In June, Pantami informed the public that the Buhari administration had established a SIM card manufacturing plant in Lagos.
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