The importation of SIM cards has been outlawed by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and the Digital Economy made the assertion on Monday, August 1, in Lagos.
The Nigeria Office for Developing Indigenous Telecoms Sector (NODITS) of the Nigerian Communications Commission hosted the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE), where he gave a speech.
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Pantami said that the largest nation in Africa shouldn’t be importing goods that could be made domestically.
The Minister noted;
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.
Pantami 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.
In June, Pantami informed the public that the Buhari administration had established a SIM card manufacturing plant in Lagos.
The facility, built with private sector support, has the capacity to produce 200 million cards annually and also export them to other African countries.
