Breaking News: The federal government has banned the importation of SIM cards in Nigeria.

 The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned the importation of SIM cards nation wide. 

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this on Monday in Oniru, Lagos.

 He made this speech at the Nigerian National Telecommunications Exhibition (NTICE) organized by the National Communications Development Office (NODITS) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). 

Pantami said that the big African country should not be importing things that can be produced in it.

 "Let me state that the federal government will no longer accept the importation of SIM cards. We are now producing them in Nigeria. 

"Our goal is to increase the amount of original content in the ICT sector so that by 2025, we will be self-sufficient by at least 80 percent," said the minister. 

Pantami urged stakeholders and citizens to support the government's efforts to boost home consumption and consumption. "If we do this, history will be kind to us," said the Internet Security professor. 

In June, Pantami announced to the public that the Buhari government has established a SIM card manufacturing company in Lagos. 

The building, which was built with the support of companies, has the capacity to produce 200 million cards every year and export them to other African countries.