Dial *315# before buying phones, NCC tells Nigerians
TheNigerian Communications Commission(NCC) has urged Nigerians to verify their phones using the code *315# before paying for them, warning that unverified devices could be counterfeit or substandard. The commission’s Director of Technical Standards and Network Integrity, Edoyemi Ogoh, said the verif...
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