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- 14 Dec 2018
NCC Says Nigeria Loses $60Bn Annually to Call Masking
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said the Nigerian telecom industry loses about $60 billion dollars annually to call masking. Call masking is a process where international calls are…
- 26 Apr 2020
How NCC Stopped $3Bn Call Masking Revenue Fraud In Nigeria
The masking of foreign calls with local phone numbers was illegal, a security risk and also a threat to the revenue base of major mobile network operators (MNOs) whose networks were bypassed for such…
- 23 Apr 2018
Call Masking: NCC Makes U Turn Blames SIM Box Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has blamed SIM Box operators for persistent incidence of call masking in telecommunications system. Call masking is a practice in which callers hide…
- 28 Sept 2018
NCC Puts Losses to Call Masking, SIM Boxing @ $3Bn
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the sector loses about $3billion in revenue occasioned by call masking/refiling and SIM boxing. Prof. Garba Umar Danbatta, executive…
- 28 Feb 2018
NCC Sanctions Telcos, Bars 750,000 Numbers for Call Masking, Others
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sanctioned three companies and barred 750,000 numbers found to be connected to call masking. Call masking is a technique used to hide numbers when…
- 8 Mar 2018
Airtel Lauds NCC for Sanction on Telcos for Call Masking
Airtel Nigeria Limited, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over stiff actions it has adopted in curbing the menace of call-masking and refiling in the industry. Call…
- 6 Jul 2018
Illegal Call Masking Persist as Telcos Avoid Int’l Charges
Call masking, a technique used to hide numbers when making calls or sending messages; especially international calls, in order to evade the international call rates has continued unabated, and the…
- 1 May 2024
Experts Seek Stricter Regulation against Call Masking, SIM-Boxing Fraud
Experts have called for stronger laws and stricter regulation to tackle security issues around call masking and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)-boxing-related fraud in Nigeria, according to the…
- 24 Jul 2017
NCC Summons Telcos over Call Masking, Other Frauds
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has summoned all telecommunications firms in the country over rising complaints of masking and refilling. Call masking is illegal and simply means to either…
- 2 May 2018
Call Masking: NCC Lifts Suspension on Medallion
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has lifted the license suspension placed on Medallion Communications for allegedly engaging in call masking. Medallion Communications described the…
- 8 Dec 2021
FG OkaysN1.8Bn to Tackle Call Masking
federal government has approved the sum of N1.8 billion for the deployment of regulatory systems in the Nigerian telecommunications industry to tackle call masking traffic and other illegal…
- 24 Jan 2018
6 Telecom Firms May Lose Licences over Call masking
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) may suspend the operational licenses of six companies implicated for their alleged involvement in call masking- a technique used to allow SMS to be sent or…
- 28 Jul 2018
NCC Collaborates with NSA to Stop Call Masking
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says it is collaborating with the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA to address the issue of call masking. Speaking at the Consumer Conversation…
- 3 Jul 2018
NCC, CPC Collaborate to Investigate Call Masking
The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Consumer Protection Council yesterday held a meeting to investigate call masking in Nigeria on the directive of the National Assembly. The meeting was…
- 30 Jan 2018
6 Telcos Know Fate this Week over Alleged Call Masking
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it will impose the maximum possible penalties on any of its licencees implicated in masking of international telephone calls. The regulatory body…
- 20 Jul 2018
Reps Commend NCC for Tackling Call Masking
House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has expressed its satisfaction with the measures so far taken by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with a view to curbing the menace…
- 17 Feb 2017
NCC to Tighten Noose on Call Refiling, Masking & Sim-Box Fraud
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has zero tolerance for ‘Communications Fraud’ in the market. Communications Fraud entails the use of telecommunications products or services…
- 5 May 2018
Call Masking: Medallion Refutes Media Report, Says Did Not Blast NCC
Medallion Communications Limited has denied media reports purportedly quoting it to have blasted the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for erroneously suspending its interconnect license. Mr.…
- 25 Dec 2019
NCC Cleans Up 24m Subscribers’ Records
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it has cleaned up the data of 24 million validly registered telecom subscribers’ records. The commission, in a statement highlighting its activities…
- 2 May 2018
Medallion Wins Best ICT Clearinghouse @ BoICT Awards
Telecommunications infrastructure servicing company, Medallion Communications Limited has been adjudged the best ICT Clearing House of the Year, at the Beacon of Information and Communications…
- 1 Sept 2018
Unregistered SIM Cards Illegal -NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned subscribers of telecommunications services in the country to ensure they have their Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards registered before using…
- 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…
- 15 Dec 2018
NCC to Order Telcos to Refund Illegal Deductions from Subscribers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said it may soon order telecommunication operators to refund illegal deductions from subscribers. Prof Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, EVC,…
- 7 May 2020
NSE Commits N100m to Support the Fight against COVID-19
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “The Exchange”) is pleased to announce that it has committed N100million to support the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. N60million out of this…
- 11 Sept 2018
Angry Subscribers Knock NCC for Failing to Protect Rights
Telecoms subscribers in Bayelsa State have returned damning indictment on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for failing to protect the rights of subscribers from alleged extortion and…
- 4 Aug 2025
NCC to Sanction Operators over Regulatory Violations
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has strongly condemned the flagrant violations of regulatory provisions by Information and Communications Technology (ICT) operators. In response to ongoing…
- 6 Mar 2018
ALTON Dismisses Reports, Says No Member was Sanctioned by NCC
Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, Association of Telecommunications of Nigeria (ALTON), has debunked the rumour that some of its members have been sanctioned by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
- 25 Dec 2018
Comply with Directives or Face Sanctions, NCC Tells Telcos
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned telecommunications operators to comply with its directives or be sanctioned. Mr. Ismail Adedigba, deputy director, Consumer Affairs Bureau…
- 8 Sept 2018
NCC Pledges to Protect Telecom Subscribers Against Malpractices
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has acknowledged malpractices in the telecommunication sector and expressed commitment to protect subscribers from cheating firms and operators. NCC made the…
- 12 Sept 2018
NCC, CPC Set Up Committee for Consumer Issues in Telecoms Industry
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), have inked an agreement for a joint investigative committee for consumer issues in the telecommunications industry.…