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- 24 Apr 2022
ipNX Visits NCC, Commends Commission for Efficient Regulatory Services
Key members of the top echelon of the Management of ipNX, a licensee of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), were at the Commission yesterday for a courtesy visit. The delegation from ipNX,…
- 29 Oct 2021
NCC Overhauls Regulatory Instruments, Management Tools for Operational Efficiency
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it is adjusting regulatory instruments and management tools to ensure regulations are fit for future imperatives of a robust telecoms sector. L-R:…
- 18 Mar 2020
NCC Sensitises Lawyers on Telecoms Regulation, Urges them to Specialise in Telecoms Laws
To sustain the contribution of telecommunications and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to Nigeria’s economic growth, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a…
- 28 Feb 2022
NCC to Strengthen AOL Administration
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is unwavering in its commitment to deploy a Revenue Assurance Solution (RAS) in the telecommunication sector to ensure a more robust Annual Operating Levy…
- 16 Mar 2018
NCC Moves to Regulate Use of Satellite Communications Services
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the commission would create a legal framework to regulate the use of satellite communications services and…
- 8 Dec 2023
Competition is Key to Healthy Growth in Telecom Sector - Maida
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission has said competition is key to the healthy growth of the telecoms sector. L-R: Director, Legal and Regulatory…
- 2 Oct 2022
NCC, NLRC Inaugurate Committee to Strengthen Consumer Protection
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) on Thursday in Abuja set up a committee to work towards the protection of the interest of telecom…
- 14 Jul 2021
Danbatta, Others Extol Retired Deputy Director, Jerry Ugwu
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and other staff of the Commission, have commended the dedication, hard work and outstanding work ethics…
- 3 May 2012
NCC Queries MTN over Poor Services
Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has asked MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd, to explain why the Commission will not visit it with appropriate sanctions for the unbearable poor quality of…
- 15 Nov 2022
5G Auction Driven by Pursuit of Better Quality of Life, Not Revenue – Danbatta
Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said in Lagos, Tuesday, that the efforts by the Commission to timely auction available…
- 17 Nov 2022
NCC Commends Ondo Govt Broadband Plan through Odua Infraco, Sets up Committee
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Government of Ondo State for its commitment to deployment of broadband infrastructure through the Odua Infraco, urging other states to…
- 16 Dec 2013
FG Barks, Vows to Sanction Telcos over Poor QoS
The federal government is to prosecute telecommunications operators, found to be fleecing subscribers through poor service delivery just as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given the…
- 19 Mar 2018
NCC to Regulate Use of Satellite Communications
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the commission would create a legal framework to regulate the use of satellite communications…
- 26 Mar 2019
NCC Urges Licensees to Comply with Regulations
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged its licensees to comply with applicable regulatory instruments of the commission to ensure quality service and consumer protection. Prof.…
- 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…
- 24 Jan 2020
Facebook Calls for Robust Infrastructure Deployment to Bolster Digital Culture, Seeks NCC Partnership
Facebook, a digital services provider has called for governments’ collaboration and partnership for infrastructure deployment to strengthen connectivity, enhance businesses and bolster citizens'…
- 5 Oct 2021
5G Spectrum: NCC to Auction 5 Slots- Danbatta
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to auction five slots of spectrum for deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology. Prof. Umar Dambatta, executive vice-chairman, NCC, disclosed…
- 29 Jul 2021
Spectrum Pricing Regulations, Revised AOL will Strengthen Telecoms Market Structure, Enhance Competition - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the ongoing amendments to two major regulatory instruments of the Commission…
- 22 Apr 2013
MNP Gives Subscribers Power to Fire GSM Operators
The telecom industry yesterday gave birth to mobile number portability (MNP), a new democratic environment which empowers a subscriber to dump his or her network service provider if he or she is not…
- 30 Aug 2021
NCC Calls for Stakeholders Input on New Telecom Regulatory Instruments
In line with its vision of providing dynamic regulatory environment that ensures universal access to affordable and equitable service that supports the nation's economic growth, the Nigerian…
- 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…
- 6 Nov 2022
NCC Inaugurates Committee to Accelerate Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
In a bid to give verve to expansion of broadband services in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an industry-wide committee to facilitate the deployment of…
- 30 May 2021
NCC, Nigeria Police to Intensify Interagency Intervention Against Piracy
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have renewed their existing interagency partnership for intensified antipiracy interventions across the country. Baba Tijani,…
- 19 Oct 2020
NCC Renews Partnership with NBA for Better Service Delivery
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has renewed its partnership with members of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to provide legal assistance for copyright owners under its Lawyers Advocacy for the…
- 5 Aug 2022
NCC Restates Commitment to Fund Research as VCs Attend Roundtable
Prof. Adeolu Akande, chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has restated the commitment of the Commission to commit more funds to research and prototypes resulting…
- 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…
- 2 Nov 2018
NCC Establishes Industry Code to Regulate Internet Access
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has concluded plans to establish internet industry code of practice to regulate internet access and services in the country. Prof. Umar Danbatta,…
- 8 Jun 2020
Pantami Tasks Danbatta, NCC on Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has charged Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as the executive vice chairman (EVC)/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 14 Dec 2012
NCC Blames Exchanges, Others for High Indebtedness
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has attributed the high incidence of interconnection indebtedness in the telecommunications industry to inability of Interconnect exchanges to pay operators…
- 24 Jan 2013
NCC Wields the Big Stick, Slashes SMS Tariff
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) this morning announced a new price cap of N4.00 per message for all domestic off-net short messaging service with effect from February 5, in the first…