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BREAKING: FG Bans Sim Card Importation
Mr Pantami said Africa’s biggest country should not be importing things that could be produced within.
The Federal Government on Monday announced a ban in the importation of sim cards into the country.
Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy made the announcement on Monday in Oniru, Lagos.
He made it known at the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE) organized by the Nigeria Office for Developing Indigenous Telecoms Sector (NODITS) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Mr Pantami said Africa’s biggest country should not be importing things that could be produced within.
“Let me make it clear that the federal government will no longer tolerate the importation of sim cards. We are now producing them in Nigeria.
“Our aim is to increase indigenous content in the ICT sector so that by 2025, we will be self-reliant by at least 80 percent”, the minister noted.
He, however, urged stakeholders and citizens to support government efforts to boost local patronage and consumption.
“If we do this, history will be kind to all of us”, he said.
