NCC unveils device to curb counterfeit mobile phones
- ✦According to Ma’azu, the commission has streamlined its licensing and regularisation process, enabling a significant number of device dealers in Kano State to obtain licences.
- The initiative, our correspondent reports, is designed to strengthen type approval compliance, protect consumers and enhance the integrity of communications devices connected to Nigerian telecommunications networks.
- The Nigerian Communications Commission has unveiled its Device Checker platform to help tackle the circulation of counterfeit, cloned, unauthorised and non-compliant mobile devices in Nigeria, while enabling consumers to verify devices before purchase.
- According to Ma’azu, the commission has streamlined its licensing and regularisation process, enabling a significant number of device dealers in Kano State to obtain licences.
The Nigerian Communications Commission has unveiled its Device Checker platform to help consumers verify mobile phones and curb counterfeit devices in Nige
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What is the latest development regarding Kano State?
The initiative, our correspondent reports, is designed to strengthen type approval compliance, protect consumers and enhance the integrity of communications devices connected to Nigerian telecommunications networks.
Who are the key organizations or public figures mentioned?
The primary parties identified in this coverage include Kano State, Lagos State.
What timeline or key figures were confirmed?
Megana Ibrahim Ahmed, the Zonal Controller of the NCC Kano Zonal Office, disclosed this on Thursday, while briefing journalists, saying the commission’s Device Checker platform was designed to protect consumers, improve compliance with technical standards and strengthen the integrity of devices connected to Nigerian telecommunications networks.
