The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned cellphone sellers not to buy or sell non-type approved devices. The commission gave the warning on Thursday during a sensitisation programme at the GSM Village Abuja. NCC’s Deputy Director of Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB), Dr Emilia Nwokolo, said there was...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), says it is not responsible for the regulation of the content of social media networks in the country. Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated this on Tuesday at the Public presentation of a new book,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, together with the former Minister of Information and Culture, Chief Frank Nweke, among others, unveiled the much anticipated book authored by Dr. Omoniyi P. Ibietan PhD, the head of NCC’s Media Relations....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Mustapha, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a range of its telecom consumer protection initiatives, including the recent Village Square Dialogue (VSD), which held at the weekend in Yola, Adamawa State. The Lamido of...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A panel is set to discuss the implications of digital culture for democracy during the public presentation of a book by the Head of Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Omoniyi Ibietan, on Tuesday, 25 July 2023, the publishers of...
A book by the Head of Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Omoniyi Ibietan, will be formally presented to the public on 25 July, 2023, publishers of the book have said. Premium Times Books said in a statement on Monday that the unveiling ceremony of Cyber...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday announced that foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment in the nation’s telecommunications sector reached 75.6 billion dollars as of 2021. They m ade the announcement officially during an interactive session with stakeholders in the communications media ecosystem in Lagos. ...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, has praised the exceptional leadership of the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. Mr. Adebayo also commended...
The Nigerian Communication Commission ( NCC) says combatting e-fraud on telecom platforms and building consumer confidence in the digital economy require a collective effort.ncc Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, said this during the 2nd Quarter 2023 Industry Consumer Advisory Forum (ICAF) meeting in Lagos...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has invited international telecom companies and potential investors to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Nigeria’s population of over 200 million people to invest in its telecom sector, especially in infrastructure...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the country to comply with regulatory frameworks emplaced by the Commission towards ensuring security and safety of their networks for telecom consumers. The Executive Vice Chairman and...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of identified areas of clusters across Nigeria without access to the telecommunications services has been reduced by 53.1 per cent as at the end of 2022. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has been conferred with the “Excellent Service Delivery and Accountability Award” by the Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON). The award was in recognition of Danbatta’s outstanding performance and...
Premium Times Books, the book publishing arm of the Premium Times Group, is pleased to announce the release of a new title, Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria. The book, written by Omoniyi P. Ibietan, is officially making its way to physical and online bookshop...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has flagged off the first Talk-To-The Regulator Forum for the Year, 2023, holding in the South-South, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta, in his keynote address, acknowledged the crucial contribution of the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will be conferred with the esteemed National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award, among other notable Nigerians. The announcement was made in an advertorial signed by the Director General of...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Federal Government has unveiled 4,366 digital economy projects implemented in different part of the country as part of efforts to consolidate the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who unveiled the projects...
Telecommunications Operators in Nigeria say they have been granted approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect banks over N120 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt. This was made known in a statement signed by Mr Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has been inundated with frequent complaints from consumers on fast depletion of their internet data. Its Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Prof. Adeolu Akande, made this known on Thursday at the NCC fifth edition of Campus Conversation held at the University of Ibadan....