Ghana to block millions of Sim cards by end of the month

As the registration window closes, the Ghanaian government will freeze roughly 10 million Sim cards by the end of this month.

After a year-long nationwide registration effort, the communications authority and industry regulator will on October 31 cut phone and data connections for unverified cards.

The communication authority extended the verification deadline by two months in July to provide Ghanaians and foreign nationals living in Ghana the chance to register and link their identity cards to their Sim cards.

19 million Sim cards have been fully registered by October 4th, accounting for around 45% of all cards issued.

Owners of Sim cards must link their national identification cards issued by Ghana to their Sim before proceeding with complete registration and biometric data collection with their service providers.

According to the government, the Sim registration campaign is intended to safeguard consumers against fraud and maintain online security.