Nigeria: NCC Introduces Platform to Regulate Recycling of Phone Numbers, SIM Fraud

Nigeria: NCC Introduces Platform to Regulate Recycling of Phone Numbers, SIM Fraud

Mr Maida said TIRMS is a secure, regulatory-backed, cross-sectoral platform designed to perform a uniform approach for managing all risk related to the integrity and utilisation of registered MIS SDNs on the Nigerian communications network.

NCC introduces platform to track, block fraudulent SIM activities

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled a new regulatory platform designed to track, verify and block

NCC orders telcos to flag suspected scam numbers in real time

Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is tightening its grip on the mobile phone number. New regulatory proposals would require telecom operators to flag high-risk phone numbers in real time, an intervention aimed at curbing rising fraud and restoring trust in digital systems. At the centre of this effort is the proposed Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS), a centralised platform that will track …

NCC to Block Fraudulent Mobile Lines Under New Telco Security Plan

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed blocking mobile numbers linked to fraudulent activities across Nigeria, as part of efforts to strengthen digital security and restore public trust in the nation’s telecommunications ecosystem. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Mr Aminu Maida, disclosed this on Thursday during a stakeholders’ consultative forum […]

NCC unveils platform to allow MTN, Airtel, Glo, banks to identify numbers once used for fraud

The NCC has introduced a new Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS) to tackle fraud associated with mobile numbers and improve digital security.

NCC to Launch Platform Against SIM Fraud

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plans to introduce a new cross-sector platform aimed at curbing the rising tide of fraud linked to recycled and misused mobile numbers.Known as the Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS), the secure, regulatory-backed platform will serve as a centralized hub for tracking churned, recycled, swapped, and barred MSISDNs (mobile numbers). These numbers have increasingly become tool…