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- 20 Jul 2015
Smile Communications Superb Connectivity Buoys CEOs, CIOs
Smile Communications Nigeria Limited has received accolades from corporate chieftains in Nigeria for providing unequalled 4G LTE broadband services in the country. The corporate chieftains made up of…
- 14 Aug 2025
IHS Nigeria, National Commission for Museums and Monuments Launch Nigeria’s First Digital Museum of Antiquities
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower…
- 24 Jun 2022
MTN Group Delegation Meets with Nigeria’s Communications Minister
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and President and CEO Ralph Mupita have met with Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) to discuss developments in…
- 21 Mar 2024
Errol Ambler-Smith, ATC Nigeria’s CEO Cleared by the Federal High Court of Contempt Allegations
On November 21, 2023, HEDA Resource Centre in Nigeria, without putting the parties on notice and in their absence, obtained an interim order from the Federal High Court in Lagos preventing ATC…
- 24 Apr 2022
Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum Gets Date
The organiser of the annual Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum and ADA Awards have announced the speakers and date of the 2022 edition of the events. The organiser informed that the events will attract the…
- 21 Jul 2022
Danbatta Elected into Nigerian Academy Of Engineering Council
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has been elected into the Nigeria Academy of Engineering (NAE). He was elected into…
- 17 Feb 2025
Toriola, MTN Nigeria CEO again Defends Tariff Hikes amidst Backlash
Karl Toriola, chief executive, MTN Nigeria has defended recent tariff hikes by mobile network operators, stating they are essential for the “survival” of the telecoms industry in Nigeria, despite…
- 16 Nov 2020
Stakeholders Task CBN, NCC to Conduct Fintech Talent Needs Survey
The Fintech specialists and other stakeholders have tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigeria Security Commission to conduct a talent needs…
- 26 Aug 2016
Nigeria’s Broadband Penetration @ 13 Percent – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman and CEO, Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) on Friday said that presently, broadband penetration in the country was at 13 per cent. Danbatta…
- 5 Feb 2026
NDPC, NCC Seal Landmark MoU to Fortify Telecom Data Privacy Nationwide
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have inked a pivotal Memorandum of Understanding to sharpen data protection and privacy standards across…
- 4 Apr 2016
Dr Ndukwe Chairs BoICT Lecture/Awards 2016
Dr Ernest Ndukwe, national coordinator of Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), Nigeria and former executive vice chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would chair this…
- 12 Dec 2024
South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission Announces Visa Reforms
In a move set to strengthen bilateral relations and drive greater economic collaboration, South Africa has relaxed visa restrictions for Nigerian tourists and business travellers. The announcement…
- 11 Jan 2013
NCC's Spectrum Saga Gets Messier with Fresh Cans of Worms
It is the story of the alleged frequency racketeering at Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC): for every rebuttal by the commission, fresh cans of worms are being opened. The federal government’s…
- 13 Jun 2016
NCC/MTN Reach 3-Year Payment Agreement, MTN to List on NSE
MTN Nigeria and the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) have allegedly reached an amicable settlement in the matter of the N1.04 Trillion fine imposed by the Regulator in October 2015 for MTN’s…
- 25 Dec 2024
MTN Nigeria Renews Spectrum Lease Agreement with NTEL
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has announced that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the renewal of the spectrum lease agreement between MTN Nigeria and Natcom Development and…
- 6 Feb 2018
New CEO of Spectranet pays a Courtesy Visit to NCC.
Ajay Awasthi, New Chief Executive Officer, Spectranet Nigeria, recently paid a courtesy call to Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission.…
- 10 May 2017
Communication Week Media Congratulates BoICT 2017 Awards Winners
The editorial board, management and staff of Communication Week Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek (weekly magazine); Communications ( The Guardian on Fridays) and daily…
- 15 Jul 2019
Danbatta Says effective governance will protect 122 million Nigeria's Internet users
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that 122 million Nigeria's Internet users will be more protected online through a synergistic collaboration among various organisations and…
- 28 Feb 2018
NCC Set to license Amateur Radio Frequency
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun the process of licensing 60GHz Band frequency for the deployment of Amateur Radio services in Nigeria. As a prelude to the licensing…
- 3 Sept 2019
Pantami, Minister of Communications Opens Monthly Report Card for CEOs
Dr Isah Pantami, minister of Communications, has told the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of parastatals under the Ministry as well as the Directors of the Ministry that henceforth, their performance…
- 3 Jul 2025
FG Commissions Rebuilt Kano Digital Industrial Park with Support from IHS Nigeria
The Federal Government has commissioned the fully refurbished and restored Kano Digital Industrial Park, reaffirming its commitment to inclusive digital growth, youth empowerment, and strong private…
- 31 Dec 2019
NCC, Others to Meet over USSD Charges
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Body of Bank CEOs are to meet to resolve the dispute surrounding charges for use of Unstructured Supplementary Service…
- 1 Nov 2022
B2B E-commerce Technology Strategic to Nigeria’s Economy Diversification – Alerzo CEO
Adewale Opaleye, the group chief executive officer of Nigeria’s leading business-to-business e-commerce platform, Alerzo, has stated that tech-enabled B2B e-commerce startups will contribute…
- 6 Nov 2025
Countdown to AfriTECH 5.0: Meet the Speakers Driving Conversations on Africa’s Digital Independence in the AI Era
The stage is set for the fifth edition of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 5.0), scheduled to hold on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos. The conference…
- 8 Jun 2026
NCC, IHS Nigeria, Digital Realty Unite for Major Internet Governance Summit in Lagos
The regulatory and digital infrastructure pillars of Nigeria’s telecommunications ecosystem, led by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Digital Realty, and IHS Nigeria, have rallied robust…
- 2 Sept 2021
ICT Stakeholders, CEOs to Make Projections at ICT Impact CEO Event
Information and communications technology stakeholders and the best of Nigerian chief executive officers are set to make projections at the annual edition of ICT Impact CEO Forum on September 24,…
- 27 Jul 2017
9Mobile Begs for Concessions to Boost Revenue
Boye Olusanya, CEO, 9mobile, the mobile operator formerly known as Etisalat Nigeria, has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), telecoms regulator for concessions on spectrum and foreign…
- 24 Aug 2017
Cyber Security, Protection of Privacy Rights is a Journey, Not Destination- Danbatta
Professor Umar Danbatta, the executive vice chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on all stakeholders to make Nigeria move faster and steadily in the journey of…
- 1 Nov 2023
NCC, ZOHO, ADC, Inq., OADC, Others Sponsor AfriTECH 3.0, ATAEx Awards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Zoho Nigeria, Digital Encode Limited, Inq.Digital, Notion Technologies limited have thrown their weight behind the third edition of the Africa Tech Alliance…
- 27 Jun 2021
Danbatta, NCC Boss to Keynote 2021 BoICT Lecture Series
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has agreed to set the tone for this year’s Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BoICT)…