{
  "id": 17072071,
  "title": "Device Checker not surveillance tool – NCC assures Nigerians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/device-checker-not-surveillance-tool-ncc-assures-nigerians",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:45:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/29/device-checker-not-surveillance-tool-ncc-assures-nigerians/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has urged Nigerians to verify the status of mobile devices before purchasing them to guard against counterfeit, cloned and unauthorised devices. The Commission said its Device Checker Platform was designed to strengthen compliance with technical standards, protect consumers and enhance the integrity of communications devices connected to Nigerian…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}