Nigerians Below 18-years Are No Longer Eligible To Get SIM Cards — NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has banned anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in Nigeria.

This development is reportedly contained in 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 anyone 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 regulations were made in line with the powers conferred upon the commission by section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003.

In other news, Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has urged Nigerian youths to contest for elective positions during the 2023 general elections if they want to assume power.

Speaking during a two-day retreat for young lawmakers in Lagos on Monday, October 4, Osinbajo warned that power is never given on a platter.

The vice-president who was represented by the Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Babajide Omoworare, said the not-too-young-to-run movement would be defeated if the youths fail to contest for elective positions.

According to him, “In preparation for 2023 general elections, we must realise that greater participation of our youths should not be mere rhetoric. Power is never handed over on a platter. If you don’t bid, you can’t win. We must also register to vote.

The whole essence is to ensure that youths get involved in the process of democracy and also in the parliamentary process.”