The Nigerian Communications Commission has disqualified anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module in Nigeria. 

This is according to 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. 

The regulations were made in line with the powers conferred upon the commission by section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003. 

In accordance with Section 57 of the Act, the NCC conducted a Public Inquiry on the Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, alongside the draft SIM Replacement Guidelines and the draft Spectrum Trading Guidelines at its head office in Abuja.