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...
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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...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – In a bid to ensure that stakeholders in the country’s telecoms sector are informed, educated and protected, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has notified the public of the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyberespionage in the African telecoms space. An Iranian hacking group...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has urged stakeholders of the telecommunications industry to collaborate for effective deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology in the country. Pantami said this in his keynote address on ‘Deploying 5G Networks in Nigeria: The Critical Role of Stakeholders‘...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded N20 million grant to four deserving Nigerian tech startups for their novel digital solutions aimed at curbing insecurity and advancing Internet of Things (IoT) frontier in Nigeria. The Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja in his...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has resolved to boost trust and confidence in Nigeria’s digital economy by ensuring strict adherence to sound cyber security culture and ethics with various stakeholders. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated this on Wednesday in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – As part of activities lined up for the implementation of the Fifth Generation (5G) Technology Deployment Plan in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host a stakeholder engagement forum this week. The forum will afford industry stakeholders the opportunity to...