30 results
- 30 Mar 2021
NCC Directors, Wakil, Asaju Bag NIEEE Fellowship
Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Bako Wakil and Olwatoyin Asaju have been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers…
- 1 Mar 2020
NCC Says Poor Power Supply & Insufficient Fibre Infrastructure Bane to 5G Network Deployment
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has said that poor power supply and inadequate fibre infrastructure would impede the deployment of 5G Network in Nigeria. Engr. Bako Wakil, Director,…
- 27 Oct 2019
MoDiTECH 2019: Danbatta Reiterates Commitment to Spur Digital Economy
Prof. Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has re-echoed the commitment of the Commission to unleash more connectivity in digital economy to drive…
- 23 Dec 2021
Congolese Regulator Understudies Nigeria's Telecoms Market
Faith in the operational excellence and regulatory efficiency that have become the marks of Africa's foremost regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was demonstrated recently when a…
- 19 Nov 2021
NCC Says Less than 3000 People Use Special Numbers in Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that less than 3,000 people are using introducing Special Number Service (SNS). The Special Number Service was introduced 15 years ago. Because of…
- 27 Aug 2019
Nigeria Approves Spectrum for 5G Trial
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the spectrum for the trial of 5G services in the country, according to Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the commission, Danbatta,…
- 19 Sept 2019
NCC Seeks Collaboration in Ecosystem to Unlock Potentials in the Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday said it has allocated different short codes to over 200 value added service, VAS providers in the country to empower their innovative abilities.…
- 4 Mar 2020
5G is Non-Ionising and No Threat to Humans—NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has allayed the fear of Nigerians over the introduction of the 5G network in the country saying it has non-ionising radiation and would not have adverse…
- 4 Oct 2018
NCC Extols VAS Contribution to Financial Inclusion
The Nigerian communications commission on Thursday said that the geometric increase in the number of Value Added Service (VAS) in the country has contributed in promoting financial inclusion policy…
- 25 Sept 2018
NCC to Penalise Vendors of Non-Approved Communication Equipment
Any corporate entity found selling or installing communications equipment without obtaining the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) type approval test certificate would be liable to a fine of…
- 11 Oct 2018
Nigeria’s VAS Market Hit ₦79Bn, yet Unhealthy
Nigerian Value Added Services (VAS), market is valued at about ₦79 billion. Yet, it is dangerously going in comatose. The business which until recently, appeared the most innovative segment of…
- 19 Sept 2019
NCC Calls for Collaboration in Ecosystem to Unlock Potentials in the Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has allocated different short codes to over 200 value added service, VAS providers in the country to empower their innovative abilities. The…
- 26 Sept 2019
NCC Allocates Short Codes to 200 VAS Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has allocated Short Codes to over 200 (value added services) VAS licensees for the provision of different VAS services. This is in its effort to…
- 18 Oct 2019
Danbatta Reveals Initiatives to Address Key Industry Issues, Explains Early Data Depletion
Experience of early depletion and rise in data consumption by telecoms consumers are not necessarily as a result of ‘illegal deductions’ or ‘sharp practices’ by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) but…
- 28 Oct 2019
Stakeholders at MoDiTECH 2019 Harp on Leveraging Digital Services to Boost Nigeria’s Economy
To fully embrace the possibilities that digital technology has to offer both the private and public organisations have to be willing to use agile approaches in which requirements and solutions evolve…
- 1 Nov 2019
NCC Seeks N65Bn Bailout for Infracos
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is to seek the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) support in granting and disbursement of the planned N65 billion subsidy for Infrastructure Companies…
- 13 Jan 2020
NCC Takes ICT Hubs to Rural Areas
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there is need to facilitate local content development by promoting ICT innovation and technology entrepreneurship. It said leveraging on the…
- 26 Jan 2020
NCC Boss Says Professionalism is Key to Quality Service Delivery
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is paying special attention to professionalism because of its strategic role in quality service delivery, according to Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice…
- 31 Jan 2020
NCC Sensitises Stakeholders on Equipment Type Approval
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked off its regulatory activities in 2020 with a workshop hosted to sensitise and educate its licensees and other relevant stakeholders in the Nigerian…
- 20 Feb 2020
Fashola Berates NCC for Defending Telcos Poor Qos Provisioning
Mr Babatunde Fashola, minister of Works, has slammed the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), for openly protecting telecoms companies over increasing cases of dropped calls. Fashola, said that…
- 28 Feb 2020
NCC Says 5G’ Holds Great Potential for Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Development"
Nigeria will derive huge socio-economic benefits from commercial deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) Networks, which will come with great potentials that will bolster Nigeria’s socio economic…
- 5 Mar 2020
Roadblocks to 5G Technology in Nigeria
Most Nigerians are not paying much attention to the rollout of 5G because they are deeply skeptical of the latest technology and are already angry with their service providers. In fact, majority of…
- 18 Sept 2020
ipNX, USTDA Ink Partnership Deal to Develop Nigeria’s ICT Infrastructure
ipNX, Nigeria’s pioneering and leading information, communications and technology (ICT) company and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have signed a partnership deal that will…
- 26 Apr 2021
Ensure Mobile Devices You Purchase are Type-Approved- NCC Appeals to Nigerians
In line with its mission of supporting a market driven Communications industry and promoting universal access, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Nigerian telecommunications…
- 7 May 2021
NCC to Balance Competition with Disruptive Technologies for Sustainable Telecoms Growth
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasised that in light of disruption in the technology world, it is keen on balancing healthy competition with entry of disruptive technologies to…
- 15 Jul 2021
NCC to Auction 5G Spectrum by Q4 of 2021 — Danbatta
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will auction the Fifth Generation Technology (5G) spectrum by the Fourth Quarter (Q4) of this year, according to Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman…
- 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…
- 10 Aug 2021
NCC, NESG Mull Collaboration to Boost Telecoms Impact on Nigeria’s Economy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) are considering possible areas of increasing collaboration to enhance the impact and contribution of…
- 27 Oct 2021
NCC, other Telecom Regulators Set to Combat e-Fraud, Standardise Regional Roaming Tariffs
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other telecoms regulators under the auspices of West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA) are set to develop technical and regulatory…
- 28 Oct 2021
Sierra Leone's Telecoms Regulator Visits NCC for Benchmarking
Nigeria's global ranking as a model in telecom regulation, and her status as a leading light of operational efficiency, solidarity and collaborative partnering in sub-regional and Continental…