{
  "id": 15230671,
  "title": "Dial *315# before buying phones, NCC tells Nigerians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/dial-315-before-buying-phones-ncc-tells-nigerians",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T16:11:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/917827-dial-315-before-buying-phones-ncc-tells-nigerians.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The commission's Director of Technical Standards and Network Integrity, Edoyemi Ogoh, said the verification process would protect consumers from buying fake devices and help prevent substandard handsets from affecting network service quality for other users. The post Dial *315# before buying phones, NCC tells Nigerians appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Why Nigerians should verify phones before purchase — NCC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/why-nigerians-should-verify-phones-before-purchase-ncc",
        "published": "2026-10-17T17:24:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}