30 results
- 27 Sept 2019
Buhari Taps Adeleke Adewolu to Replace Sunday Dare on NCC Board
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the name of Adeleke Moronfolu Adewolu to the Senate for confirmation as Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The new…
- 13 Dec 2023
Multiple Taxation Hinders Telecom Growth in Nigeria – NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said multiple taxation impedes the development of the telecoms industry and national economy. Adewolu Adeleke, executive commissioner, stakeholder…
- 18 Mar 2022
NCC Partners Lagos Business School on Capacity Building
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Lagos Business School of Pan-Atlantic University are considering forging a partnership that will result in developing customised capacity building…
- 29 Oct 2021
NCC Overhauls Regulatory Instruments, Management Tools for Operational Efficiency
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it is adjusting regulatory instruments and management tools to ensure regulations are fit for future imperatives of a robust telecoms sector. L-R:…
- 6 May 2022
NCC is a Flagship Public Institution Impacting Lives Positively - Alake of Egbaland
The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, Okukenu IV, has applauded the regulatory strides of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in ensuring accelerated growth of…
- 2 Oct 2022
NCC, NLRC Inaugurate Committee to Strengthen Consumer Protection
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) on Thursday in Abuja set up a committee to work towards the protection of the interest of telecom…
- 30 Jul 2021
Danbatta Harps on Ways to Harness Potentials of Museums for Sustainable Development
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for ingenious ways of collecting antiquities…
- 28 Oct 2021
NCC Highlights Measures to Deepen Internet Connectivity for Businesses, Nigerians
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has explained some of the key measures it is taking to ensure broadband and internet connectivity impact businesses and individual teelcoms users in…
- 8 Jun 2020
Pantami Tasks Danbatta, NCC on Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has charged Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as the executive vice chairman (EVC)/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 24 Apr 2022
ipNX Visits NCC, Commends Commission for Efficient Regulatory Services
Key members of the top echelon of the Management of ipNX, a licensee of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), were at the Commission yesterday for a courtesy visit. The delegation from ipNX,…
- 26 Aug 2020
Telcos Record 9,077 Service Outages in Q2 2020, Says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that major mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country recorded 9,077 cases of service outages on their networks in the second quarter of the…
- 12 May 2022
NCC, FIRS Inaugurate Joint Committee to Boost National Revenues in Telecoms Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have taken their collaboration a notch further by setting up a Joint Committee of senior and management…
- 30 Oct 2022
NCC Staff Eulogise Aliyu, Aninweke in Retirement
As two management staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) complete the final stage of their disengagement with the regulatory body, the staff of the Commission have continued to…
- 5 Oct 2021
5G Spectrum: NCC to Auction 5 Slots- Danbatta
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to auction five slots of spectrum for deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology. Prof. Umar Dambatta, executive vice-chairman, NCC, disclosed…
- 29 Jan 2020
NCC to Review Consumer Outreach Programmes, Online Complaints Management
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an in-house inter-departmental committee to concretely harmonise existing consumer outreach programmes and to develop a more impeccable way to…
- 18 Oct 2021
NCC Tasks Licensees on Compliance with Telecoms Regulations, License Conditions
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of NCC, has enjoined telecom licensees to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and…
- 9 Mar 2023
NCC Spotlights Renewable Energy on World Consumer Rights Day
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on clean…
- 6 Sept 2020
Danbatta Gives Account of 5-year Stewardship, Sets Priorities for Second Term
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend hosted an interactive session with senior media chiefs…
- 13 Sept 2021
Pantami Tasks NCC on Speedy Implementation of 5G Policy
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to prepare for immediate and effective implementation of the…
- 12 Dec 2019
Illegal SIM Swaps, USSD are Top Cyber Threats in Nigeria - NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has raised concerns on the reoccurring use of illegal Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) swaps and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) to…
- 14 Aug 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss Says RoW Reforms Will Deepen Broadband Penetration
The technical assistance on Right of Way (RoW) reforms will assist in our quest for deepening broadband penetration in Nigeria, according to Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigeria…
- 29 Jul 2021
Spectrum Pricing Regulations, Revised AOL will Strengthen Telecoms Market Structure, Enhance Competition - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the ongoing amendments to two major regulatory instruments of the Commission…
- 16 Jul 2021
NCC to Reps We Can’t Guarantee 100% Safety of Electronic Transmission of Results
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it cannot guarantee safety for the electronic transmission of results, noting that no system is completely free from hackers. Federal lawmakers…
- 11 Dec 2019
NCC Moves to Check Fraudsters Duping Telecoms Consumers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has intensified regulatory efforts towards protecting the interest of telecoms consumers from the scourge of financial frauds through its multi-sectoral…
- 21 Aug 2020
COVID-19: Danbatta Lists Measures to Mitigate Impact on QoS Delivery
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has listed critical regulatory actions that have been taken by the…
- 20 Aug 2021
NCC Board Pays Tribute to Late Board Chairman, Ahmed Joda in Yola
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has paid an official condolence visit to the family of Ahmed Joda, former Board Chairman of the Commission, in his country home in Yola,…
- 14 Jul 2021
Danbatta, Others Extol Retired Deputy Director, Jerry Ugwu
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and other staff of the Commission, have commended the dedication, hard work and outstanding work ethics…
- 1 Oct 2021
Stakeholders Seek Govt., Technology Service Providers Engagement to Boost e-Governance
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and other stakeholders who spoke at the 2021…
- 10 Oct 2021
Danbatta Reaffirms NCC's Commitment to Facilitating Growth of e-Government, others
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has highlighted the various regulatory measures of the Commission toward deepening the…
- 10 May 2021
NCC Hosts SpaceX Delegation to Discuss Starlink Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has welcomed a delegation from SpaceX as it looks to extend connectivity across the country. Prof Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC NCC and SpaceX have been in talks…