The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Nigerian Postal Service are to collaborate in verifying the addresses of SIM card owners in the country.

The two agencies also agreed to work out a Memorandum of Understanding on ways to facilitate financial inclusion in the country.

The managements of the two establishments met at the NCC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, where it was also agreed that the commission and the postal service would collaborate on driving the Federal Government’s digital economy agenda.

The NCC and NIPOST will also partner on Internet access for people in rural areas and provision of e-governance services in all the local government councils in the country.

A committee was set up to work out details of the MoU.

Speaking at the meeting, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of NIPOST, Mr Adebayo Adelusi, said the postal service was going through a difficult phase at the moment.

Adelusi said NIPOST needed to partner with NCC to leverage available opportunities.

He disclosed that issues surrounding the collection of stamp duty, which had become a bone of contention between NIPOST and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, had not been resolved.

Adelusi observed that his predecessor fought very hard to ensure that NIPOST retained the right to collect the revenue for the Federal Government.

The Postmaster General noted that NIPOST had what it takes to provide banking services for Nigerians.

He said, “We want to tap and leverage on our properties across the country to provide services for the people in the rural areas.”

Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said NIPOST was strategically positioned to work with the commission to deepen access to internet services in the rural areas.

Source: https://punchng.com/ncc-nipost-to-verify-mobile-line-owners-addresses/

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The executives are just coming up with different ideas without thinking them through.

Gbammest.....

If this will help because i keep wondering how Kidnappers, ritualists, Boko haram terrorists and all these hungry yahoo boys claiming to be bank customer service,bet9ja winners,egg and bird fraudsters on facebook etc keep using phone numbers that security agents can't track.

I mean those numbers ought to be tracked in seconds...

MAY NATURE PUNISH ANY SCAMMER ON THIS FORUM WITH PERPETUAL HARD-LUCK AND SUFFERING

90% of houses in Nigeria doesn't have a verified address.

Lol...on top SIM card ...when some people are still selling already registered sims

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Good

Lol dem go verify address tire. So we wey dey buy data sim every 3 month dem go verify our own address too.

Ìgbà yí làárò won...

Good iniative. People in rural areas need to know what's going on in the world. Their old ways n backward nature is a disservice to us all. An update and upgrade is necessary.

Spot on.
Sheikh Aliyu Isah Pantami is doing a great job, probably the greatest Com minister we've had in years.

PlayerMeji:
See what America visa ban has caused now?

The executives are just coming up with different ideas without thinking them through.

your head is correct.

PlayerMeji:
See what America visa ban has caused now?

The executives are just coming up with different ideas without thinking them through.

I don't back APC, or PDP, but what exactly is wrong with this idea?

I'm serious.

Gnaeusmagnus:


I don't back APC, or PDP, but what exactly is wrong with this idea?

I'm serious.

It's normal for people to wail aimlessly. Kindly ignore the dunce.

Not a suitable idea

Jokers!

Hmmm
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Badonasty:
Lol...on top SIM card ...when some people are still selling already registered sims

That is a big offense.

So what of those that have changed location?

Ok. It is noted.

Will they verify the kidnappers' addresses too

The best is just to link sim card to national ID card and, or BVN

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90% of houses in Nigeria doesn't have a verified address.

Like Borno state

Ok

Long overdue.