20 results
- 1 Mar 2020
NCC Says Poor Power Supply & Insufficient Fibre Infrastructure Bane to 5G Network Deployment
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has said that poor power supply and inadequate fibre infrastructure would impede the deployment of 5G Network in Nigeria. Engr. Bako Wakil, Director,…
- 30 Mar 2021
NCC Directors, Wakil, Asaju Bag NIEEE Fellowship
Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Bako Wakil and Olwatoyin Asaju have been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers…
- 4 Oct 2018
NCC Extols VAS Contribution to Financial Inclusion
The Nigerian communications commission on Thursday said that the geometric increase in the number of Value Added Service (VAS) in the country has contributed in promoting financial inclusion policy…
- 26 Apr 2021
Ensure Mobile Devices You Purchase are Type-Approved- NCC Appeals to Nigerians
In line with its mission of supporting a market driven Communications industry and promoting universal access, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Nigerian telecommunications…
- 30 Oct 2017
NCC Takes up Arms against Cyber Rogues
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has intensified its onslaught against the threat posed by cybercriminals across the country. It said one of its strategies was the composition…
- 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…
- 13 Jan 2020
NCC Takes ICT Hubs to Rural Areas
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there is need to facilitate local content development by promoting ICT innovation and technology entrepreneurship. It said leveraging on the…
- 19 Sept 2019
NCC Seeks Collaboration in Ecosystem to Unlock Potentials in the Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday said it has allocated different short codes to over 200 value added service, VAS providers in the country to empower their innovative abilities.…
- 11 Oct 2018
Nigeria’s VAS Market Hit ₦79Bn, yet Unhealthy
Nigerian Value Added Services (VAS), market is valued at about ₦79 billion. Yet, it is dangerously going in comatose. The business which until recently, appeared the most innovative segment of…
- 28 Apr 2022
NCC Moves to Strengthen Colocation, Infrastructure Sharing Market Segment
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced the process of conducting a study to assess the current level of competition in the colocation and infrastructure sharing (CIS) segment of…
- 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),…
- 5 Aug 2018
RoW Approval: IHS Returns InfraCo License
Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) efforts to achieve 30 percent broadband penetration may have run into hitches as IHS, one of the companies granted infrastructure service provider (InfraCo)…
- 19 Sept 2019
NCC Calls for Collaboration in Ecosystem to Unlock Potentials in the Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has allocated different short codes to over 200 value added service, VAS providers in the country to empower their innovative abilities. The…
- 26 Sept 2019
NCC Allocates Short Codes to 200 VAS Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has allocated Short Codes to over 200 (value added services) VAS licensees for the provision of different VAS services. This is in its effort to…
- 18 Oct 2019
Danbatta Reveals Initiatives to Address Key Industry Issues, Explains Early Data Depletion
Experience of early depletion and rise in data consumption by telecoms consumers are not necessarily as a result of ‘illegal deductions’ or ‘sharp practices’ by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) but…
- 5 Mar 2020
Roadblocks to 5G Technology in Nigeria
Most Nigerians are not paying much attention to the rollout of 5G because they are deeply skeptical of the latest technology and are already angry with their service providers. In fact, majority of…
- 18 Sept 2020
ipNX, USTDA Ink Partnership Deal to Develop Nigeria’s ICT Infrastructure
ipNX, Nigeria’s pioneering and leading information, communications and technology (ICT) company and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have signed a partnership deal that will…
- 30 Jul 2021
Danbatta Harps on Ways to Harness Potentials of Museums for Sustainable Development
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for ingenious ways of collecting antiquities…
- 28 Oct 2021
Sierra Leone's Telecoms Regulator Visits NCC for Benchmarking
Nigeria's global ranking as a model in telecom regulation, and her status as a leading light of operational efficiency, solidarity and collaborative partnering in sub-regional and Continental…
- 10 Aug 2021
NCC, NESG Mull Collaboration to Boost Telecoms Impact on Nigeria’s Economy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) are considering possible areas of increasing collaboration to enhance the impact and contribution of…