By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has put the phased disconnection of MTN and Glo on hold for a period of 21 days from January 17, 2024. Director, Public Affairs of the NCC, Dr Reuben Muoka, who announced this in Abuja on Wednesday, explained...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted partial approval to MTN Nigeria Communications Plc to disconnect Globacom due to non-settlement of interconnect charges. The Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka, disclosed this in a public notice in Abuja on Monday. Mouka...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – At the conclusion of the World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) 2023, Nigeria joined the rest of the World to sign unto the Final Act WRC-23, which constitutes a record of the decisions taken at the conference. The Final Act comprises both the new...
If any sector of the Nigerian economy prides itself as recording tangible achievements in recent times, certainly it must be the telecoms industry. It is one of a few sectors where Nigerians have benefited from a fair price regime due to fierce competition amongst key players. The...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has pledged that transparency will form the bedrock of his leadership as Nigeria’s chief telecom regulator as this will enable a solid foundation in building a resilient, accountable and...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said the support of the Commission awaits law-abiding investors like Meta, (formerly Facebook), which responds positively to Nigeria’s desire for investments that promote the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Start-ups are catalyst for promoting wealth creation, employment generation and economic prosperity. NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Ubale Maska, said this at the inauguration of the National SMEs/Entrepreneurship Forum for Start-ups in Emerging Technologies organised...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has requested Nokia Networks to increase its investments in Research and Development (R&D) to support the growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in...
Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has said that quality of service in the telecommunications sector is non-negotiable as he called for industry collaboration to make this a reality. Maida, who spoke in Lagos at an interactive session with chief...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said effective application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is critical in combating financial crimes by enabling real-time surveillance, regulatory compliance, and secure data processing, just as it sought a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaborations to address issue...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has described the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry as a critical driver of financial inclusion of Nigerian citizens living in the underserved and unserved communities...
The House of Representatives has invited the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) toward protecting the rights of late Ilerioluwa Aloba, AKA Mohbad’s songs and lyrics. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Babajimi Benson(APC-Lagos) at the resumed plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. Moving the motion, Benson, said that...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Federal Government of Nigerian has called for a free and secure Internet for Africa, which is capable of bridging the digital divide and creating innovative opportunities within the continent. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, made the just-concluded...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the deadline for submission of applications and entries into the 2023 Talent Hunt through a Hackathon to Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka disclosed this in a...
The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio says the 10th National Assembly will not review the social media regulation bill since there are laws already guiding the use of the media. Akpabio was represented by the Senate Committee Chairman on ICT, Sen. Shuiab Salisu, at the Parliamentarian Symposium of...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked off activities for the third edition of its Talent Hunt Research through Hackathon as part of giving expression to its Strategic Vision Plan 2023-2025, which is to encourage the development of new technologies and indigenous content...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The national target to achieve 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2025 is receiving renewed attention from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which promises 50 per cent before the end of 2023. This promise was one of the highlights of the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is taken a bold initiative aimed at the development of home-grown innovative solutions and local content development in the Telecommunications Sector while fostering economic growth and social advancement in Nigeria. The Commission believes that the development of such home-grown innovative solutions and local...