Building myths around the NCC Device Checker, by Okoh Aihe

The NCC Device Checker came on stream on October 7, 2026. Although it was expressly stated that all SIM-enabled devices already connected before the date were automatically verified, with no action needed from the user, I still took my devices through the process of verification by dialing *315#. Here is the result returned for both phones: “This device is NCC Type Approved and verified for use on Nigerian mobile networks.” I needed to be very sure that the backend had been properly sorted before the telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), could introduce such a very technical process into the regulatory space. It is commonplace for us to see certain th...