NCC Intensifies Regulatory Standards On Imported Devices Through Checkers

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ramped up the implementation of Type Approval Compliance for SIM-enabled communications devices, such as mobile phones and other gadgets imported into Nigeria and subjected through Device Checkers to protect consumers and ensure the sustainability of the industry.
NCC’s director of Technical Standards and Network Integrity, Edoyemi Ogoh, said this during a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, stressing it is aimed at ensuring that communications devices imported, sold and used in Nigeria comply with applicable technical and regulatory standards.
He said “this objective lies at the heart of the Commission’s Type Approval regime,” adding...