The re-registration of SIM cards commenced on Friday, October 1, 2021, and is expected to end on March 31, 2022. The only cost to the state will be the cost of the public education,” Nana Defie Badu stated on the show. The re-registration of SIM cards commenced on Friday, October 1, 2021, and is expected to end on March 31, 2022. The re-registration of SIM cards is to monitor and track down persons who use their phones for criminal activities. “People who fail to re-register their SIM will have it blocked, the Minister for Communication,” Ursula Owusu-Ekuful noted.