NCC phone checker: how to use *315# and what the 30-day rule means for you
Most phones already in use need no action, the NCC says. Here is how to check a device with *315#, and what the new rules mean for phones bought abroad.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched a Device Checker that lets anyone confirm, by dialling *315#, whether a phone or other SIM-enabled device is approved for use on Nigerian networks. The regulator unveiled the service at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, Channels Television and the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. The checker is…