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Nigeria IMEI Enforcement Threatens Handsets

NCC Sets Deadline to Disconnect Unregistered Phones in Nigeria's Device Market

Unverified — auto-generated summary, not yet reviewedMobile, Telecom & ConnectivityNigeriaOct 12, 2026

Nigeria's National Communications Commission has announced it will disconnect handsets that are not registered in the country's IMEI database, a measure that could affect millions of users operating unregistered devices. The enforcement action has direct implications for Nigeria's device market and mobile connectivity access.

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