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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 10 Sept 2026
NCC Strengthens Type Approval Compliance for SIM-Enabled Devices in Nigeria
In furtherance of its mandate to ensure that communications devices imported, sold and used in Nigeria meet applicable technical and regulatory standards, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is strengthening the monitoring and enforcement of its Type Approval requirements through a technology enabled framework.
- 15 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…
- 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…
- 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 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:…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Feb 2026
NDPC Investigates over 1,000 Schools over Data Privacy Compliance
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has commenced an investigation into over 1,000 education institutions across the country over compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act),…
- 19 Dec 2018
NCC puts VAS Market Worth In Nigeria at N79Bn
The Value Added Service (VAS) market is valued at N79billion ($220 million), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed. Mr Efosa Idehen, the commission’s Director of Compliance…
- 19 Dec 2023
NDPC Issues Code of Conduct to DPCOs
Ahead of its enforcement drive in 2024 and in a bid to ensure professionalism among firms that are licensed to carry out compliance as a service, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission has issued a…
- 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),…
- 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…
- 3 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…
- 25 May 2017
NCC, Security Agencies Partner to Protect Telecom Infrastructure
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has opened a partnership arrangement with law enforcement agencies in the country to step up regulatory activities of the industry to outright protection of…
- 14 Nov 2013
NCC to Review ETA, Threatens Sanctions against Non-Typed Approved Devices
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it will carry out upward review of costs payable for Equipment Type Approval (ETA), and threatened severe sanctions against any voice or data operator in…
- 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…
- 22 Apr 2021
NCC Arrests Five Suspects Over Fraudulently-registered SIM Cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested five suspects for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registering and selling Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The operation is part of…
- 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…
- 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…
- 11 May 2012
NCC Fines Mobile Majors N1.2Bn for Poor Quality of Service
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has wielded the big stick on the country’s major mobile service providers; MTN Nigeria, Etisalat, Airtel and Globacom for the poor quality of services rendered…
- 18 May 2018
9Mobile in Trouble Again over Promotions
9Mobile, the beleaguered telecoms operator, is in trouble again and this time with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for allegedly violating the regulators rules by running promotion…
- News7 Sept 2026
INEC Warns of N10m Fine, 12-Month Jail Term for Abusive Campaign
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned politicians and political parties that using abusive, inflammatory or threatening language during campaigns could lead to heavy fines or imprisonment under the Electoral Act 2026.
- 6 Jun 2025
Airtel Recommits to Fraud Prevention after NCC’s N104m Fine for SIM Registration Breaches
Airtel Nigeria has restated its commitment to transparency, customer safety, and regulatory collaboration following recent regulatory enforcement by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). 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…
- 23 Jul 2020
NCC Demands Transparency, Professionalism for Enhanced Copyright Enforcement
Operatives of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have been charged to uphold the Public Service ethics of transparency, accountability, integrity and professionalism for proactive service delivery…