Over 101 million telecommunication subscribers risk disconnection if the December 31 deadline for the National Identity Number and Subscriber Identity Module data verification is not extended. A source in the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria told our correspondent on Friday that only about 90 million subscribers had...
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…As NCC shares regulatory experience By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Faith in the operational excellence and regulatory efficiency that have become the marks of Africa’s foremost regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was demonstrated recently when a delegation from the Congo-Brazzaville Telecommunications Regulations Authority (CTRA) visited the NCC on...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – To give expression to its faith in the value of strategic partnership and commitment to collaboration, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has partnered the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to establish a SME Digital Academy. The SME Digital Academy is...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Ahead of the anticipated 2022 rollout of Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has organised capacity building workshops for media executives in the northern and southern divides of the country, as part of efforts to support their continuous professional...
We’re committed to consumer protection – Danbatta The Emir of Kano, Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero, influential individuals, who visited the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) pavilion as well as telecom consumers, who participated at the ‘NCC Special Day’ at the recently-concluded 42nd edition of the Kano International Trade Fair, 2021...
The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has advised that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) need digital training to distinguish cybercriminality and genuine cyber business platforms. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), NCC, gave the advice at the launch of digital training programmes for Small and...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 1.9 billion dollars for the procurement of equipment for the nation’s power sector to boost power supply across the country, through the Presidential Power Initiative. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed made the disclosure on Wednesday, when she briefed...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said leveraging the potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to automate service delivery should be the next frontier of excellent service delivery to Nigerians by public institutions. Danbatta...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the court for “an order of perpetual injunction to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami from unlawfully shutting down telecommunication networks in any part of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday dismissed a report published on the front page headline of the BusinessDay newspaper, which alleged how the NCC moved 5G deadline after only MTN submitted bid. The publication alleged that “the Commission was forced to move the...
…Re-affirms dates for mock, main action By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Consistent with its regulatory principle of open and transparent auction, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that three telecoms companies have qualified as approved bidders of the forthcoming 3.5 gigahertz (Ghz) spectrum auction for the deployment of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The status of the Nigerian Communications Commission as a flagship public sector brand, got another fillip, yesterday, as Engr. Abraham Oshadami, a Deputy Director at the Commission and Head of Spectrum Database Management, was declared winner of the CIO OF THE YEAR AWARD for Ministries,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has hosted another edition of Campus Conversation (CC), at the weekend in Bayero University, Kano (BUK), where officials of the Commission engaged in intensive enlightenment of students of the varsity on their rights and privileges as telecoms consumers. Campus...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has lifted the ban on mobile telecommunication network in the state. Matawalle made the announcement at the state congress of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gusau on Saturday. Matawalle said the Nigerian Communication Communication (NCC) would release all the networks by Monday. He said...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – Consequent upon the apparent failure to achieve the needed strategic maneuvers to bring the worsening insecurity in Kaduna State under control, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has directed telecoms service providers to restore services to areas under restriction in the state with immediate effect. Commissioner for...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday extended the deadline for submission of bids and Initial Bid Deposits (IBDs) in respect of the 3.5 Gigahertz Spectrum Band auction to 5.00 pm on Monday, 29th November, 2021. The NCC Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians about a false Davido’s airtime and data giveaway advert on the social media. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs of NCC, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that a group...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The trove of garlands for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for its role in enhancing digital transformation in Nigeria, has swelled with new awards conferred from an array of stakeholders. It is two decades since the NCC midwifed the birth of Global System of...
Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has advised students to always report network providers who refused to address their problems to the commission. Mr Efosa Idehen, the Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau of NCC gave the advice on Friday during the 3rd edition of the Telecom Campus Conversation at the University of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is taking a decisive regulatory move to ensure sustainability, profitability and fair competition in the Special Numbering Service (SNS) segment of the nation’s telecommunications sector. This move informed the decision of the Commission to hold a Stakeholders’ Forum on...