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- 13 Jan 2019
NITDA to Enforce Compliance on Use of Public Internet
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to enforce compliance with the Public Internet Access (PIA) Regulation, issued pursuant to Section 6 of the NITDA Act 2007, in line…
- 19 Sept 2016
NCC to Monitor Network Providers for Unsolicited Text Messages
The Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement Department of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has drawn a monitoring plan to check unsolicited messages and calls. This information is…
- 21 Apr 2022
NITDA Inaugurates Enforcement Committee on Domain Name Compliance Policy
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the National Second Level Domain Policy on February 16, 2022, making the Nigerian Second-Level Domain mandatory for all government-owned websites and…
- 1 May 2022
SIM-NIN Linkage Now Frustrating Terrorists in North East – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the ongoing implementation of the National Identity Number and SIM linkage policy in Nigeria has denied terrorists and bandits access to…
- 18 Feb 2014
SIM Registration Agents Using Pictures of Goats, says NCC
Efosa Idehen, head, Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement of Nigeria Communication Commission, on Monday said some SIM card registration agents were still using the pictures of goats and foodstuff…
- 21 Mar 2014
NCC to Review Rules for Robust Consumer Quality Experience
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) said it is currently reviewing the rule base to ensure a robust set of rules for the industry, primarily to achieve fair competition and consumer quality…
- 14 May 2018
NCC Seals Bank, Firms in Uyo, Calabar, for Violating Regulations
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sealed the premises of some companies including a bank in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, and Calabar, Cross River states for failing to comply with the guidelines for…
- 13 Sept 2016
NCC Discovers 41 Illegal Internet Service Providers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has discovered 41 fake and unlicenced service providers operating in the country’s telecommunications landscape. The regulatory body made this known…
- 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…
- 24 Aug 2015
NCC Sets Up Task Force on Quality of Service
Worried by the general outcry about declining Quality of Service (QoS), in the telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend set up a 9-member Task Force to…
- 30 Jul 2020
NCC Slams N25m on Telcos for Illegal Use of Spectrum
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sanctioned fives telecommunications companies for illegally using the 5.4GHz to provide services. Prof Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC The five companies are:…
- 22 Nov 2015
NCC Accuses MTN, Globacom, Etisalat of Violating Porting Process
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that MTN Nigeria, Globacom and Etisalat violated the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) process time obligations in the third quarter of 2015. The…
- 11 Sept 2022
NCC, Civil Defence Corps Align to Tackle Telecoms Crimes
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has teamed with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to tackle some of the criminal activities bedeviling the telecom industry, such as…
- 13 Mar 2014
CBN Slams N10m Fine for Unlicensed e-Payment Solutions
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that banks that use unlicensed third party electronic payment solution will pay a fine of N10 million, as part of the regime of sanctions contained in the…
- 9 May 2013
NCC Slams Fines on GSM Majors over Sim Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has imposed fines on four mobile services operators for contravening the provisions on pre-registration of SIM Cards in Nigeria, infurtherance of the…
- 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…
- 25 Jun 2020
Danbatta Redeploys 4 Directors @ NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has undertaken a major restructuring at its senior management cadre, in a bid to enable the commission…
- 19 Feb 2023
NCC Redeploys Haru, Idehen, others in New Shake-up
Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Alhassan Haru and Mr. Efosa Idehen have been respectively redeployed to man the Technical Standards and Network Integrity (TSNI),…
- 19 May 2014
NCC May Sanction Telcos for Flouting Ban on SIM Card Sell
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has warned is will not spare more any telecom operator flouting its directive to suspend SIM card sells, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can report. NCC had…
- 2 Apr 2019
NCC, N/Assembly to Criminalise Sale of Pre-Registered Sim Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is working with the National Assembly to criminalise mobile phones sim card infractions, according to Mr Efosa Idehen, director, Compliance, Monitoring and…
- 28 Nov 2024
NAICOM Signs Agreement with NDPC on Data Protection in Insurance Sector
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has signed agreement with the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) with the aim of enhancing data protection within the insurance sector. According…
- 1 Sept 2015
NCC Fines GSM Firms N120.4m for Unregistered SIM Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has imposed fines totalling N120. 4 million on MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Airtel and Etisalat for failing to fully comply with the directive to deactivate…
- 22 Nov 2024
Data Commission, NAICOM Partner to Safeguard Data in Insurance Industry
Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to protect data pilfering in the insurance industry. The…
- 23 Apr 2019
NCC to Drag SIM Registration Offenders to Court
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that it will henceforth prosecute those involved in fraudulent registration of SIM card. The commission said it would no longer be business as…
- 28 Jul 2019
Idoko, Layer3 Boss says 30% National Data Localization not Ambitious for Growth
Oyaje Idoko, managing director, Layer3, has applauded the National guideline on cloud service which targets 30 per cent data domestication in the next five years. He lauded the initiative noting that…
- 24 Nov 2021
Stakeholders’ Engagement Critical for Regulatory Agencies – DG NITDA
To further underscore the role of data of various kind as the ‘new oil’ in our emerging digital economy, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General, National Information Technology Development…
- 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…
- 8 Mar 2020
NCC Deactivates Improperly-Registered SIM Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it records showed that all improperly-registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards across Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria…
- 31 Aug 2009
Nipost Parleys Anco on Stamp Duty Enforcement
The Nipost Implementation and Monitoring Team is liaising with the Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (Anco) on effective implementation of stamp Duty Act by Nipost. The Stamp Duty Act makes it…
- 29 Oct 2015
Security Concerns: NSA to Take Over MTN N1tr Fine Case
Indications emerged on Thursday that the office of the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President may delve into the $5.2billion (N1billion equivalent) fine issue against…