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- 12 Jul 2026
NCC Advances Dig Once Policy, Engages Stakeholders on Cost-Based Framework for Duct Sharing
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting efficient broadband infrastructure deployment in Nigeria through collaborative implementation of the Dig Once…
- 8 Jul 2026
NCC Seeks Cost-Based Pricing Framework for Ducts
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it was strengthening collaboration with state governments and industry players to develop a transparent, cost-based pricing framework for…
- 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…
- 29 Oct 2017
Nicademia Takes Home N1m Grand Prize For 2017 USPF ‘Changemaker’ Challenge
By peter oluka Team Nicademia, at the weekend, emerged winner of the 2017 Changemaker (software) Challenge, organised by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), a department of the Nigerian…
- 1 Feb 2019
The USPF Changemaker Challenge 2018 Rewards Hackathon Winners
Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), an arm of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has rewarded winners of its 2018 Hackathon Changemaker Challenge. Over 500 applications were…
- 15 Dec 2019
Task of Advancing ICT Industry, a Collective Responsibility – Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has declared that the onerous task of expanding the frontiers of growth in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT)…
- 30 Jun 2020
Pantami Inaugurates Ministerial Inter-agency Committees on Completed Projects
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has inaugurated two inter-agency committees with the mandate to review, collate, commission and communicate in local…
- 19 Aug 2020
One Year at NITDA; Kashifu as a Vindication of Youth Excellence in Governance
By Hashim Suleiman, Let me refer to my September 16, 2019 article tagged ‘Pantami, Kashifu and the beauty of vision” where I had identified Kashifu Inuwa as an individual who had understood clearly…
- 24 Feb 2017
Confusion as Thugs Vandalise MTN Office over Xenophobia Attacks
MTN Nigeria’s office in Abuja was attacked by some suspected thugs on Thursday in reprisal to the xenophobia attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The thugs, according to reports, catered away…
- 23 Apr 2021
Pantami Commissions NCC's Emergency Communication Centres in Enugu, Ogun
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commissioned the Emergency Communication Centres (ECC) established by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in…
- 25 Mar 2022
NCC's Experiences at ITU Bolstering Nigeria's Digital Transformation - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the vast experience as a long-standing member of the International Telecommunication…
- 8 Dec 2023
Competition is Key to Healthy Growth in Telecom Sector - Maida
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission has said competition is key to the healthy growth of the telecoms sector. L-R: Director, Legal and Regulatory…
- 23 Sept 2020
ICTEL EXPO 2020: Stakeholders Urge Nigerians to Seize Opportunities Provided by Digital Economy
Nigerians have been urged to seize the opportunities provided by the digital economy especially now, that the nation is seeking ways to overcome the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and…
- 25 Feb 2017
NMEC Courts NCC’s Intervention to Promote Mass Literacy
Worried by the lingering dangers of mass illiteracy in Nigeria, the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non formal Education (NMEC) has canvassed the intervention of the Nigerian…
- 1 Oct 2017
NCC Says USPF On Course for Availability, Accessibility & Affordability Services
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has stated the strategic activities of the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF, were…
- 15 Aug 2021
AfDB Coding for Employment Program Marks Milestone with 130,000 Users Across Africa
On International Youth Day, the African Development Bank announces the enrolment of 130,000 users in its Coding for Employment digital skills program. The milestone comes as Coding for Employment…