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- 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…
- 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…
- 6 Jul 2022
Asaju, Spectrum Expert, Bows Out of NCC with Accolades
Engr. Oluwatoyin Asaju, former Director of Spectrum Administration Department of the Nigerian Communications Commission, who turned 60 recently, has bowed out of the regulatory body, after 17 years…
- 18 Feb 2020
Pantami Receives NBP 2020-2025 Committee Report
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has received the draft report of the National Broadband Plan Committee 2020-2025. L-R: Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 26 Oct 2023
NCC Awards N30m Grants to 3 Tech Startups
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday, awarded N10 million each to three technology startup firms, which emerged winners of the various categories of the NCC 2023 talent hunt research…
- 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…
- 5 Jan 2020
Pantami Explains Reasons for Digital Economy Drive in Nigeria
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has justified the necessity, appropriateness and significance of the re-designation of the Federal Ministry of…
- 23 Feb 2020
Group Applauds Pantami, NBP 2020-2025 Committee on timely delivery
Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers ‘DEMS Volunteers’, a non-governmental group leading nationwide awareness/campaigns on Digital Economy, has commended the Minister of Communications and…
- 9 Oct 2020
NCC Board Visits Uzodinma, Imo State Governor
The Board members of the Nigerian Communications Commission, led by Prof. Adeolu Akande, its chairman, has paid a courtesy visit to Senator Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo State. L-R: Mr. Aliyu Saidu,…
- 4 Nov 2020
Stakeholder Engagements Key to Broadband Implementation- NCC Boss
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that government is putting greater emphasis on continuous engagement of different stakeholders…
- 16 Nov 2020
Emir Bayero Attributes NCC’s Success to Quality Leadership
Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano, has attributed the ground-breaking success of the nation’s telecom regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the quality of leadership…
- 20 Aug 2021
NCC Board Pays Tribute to Late Board Chairman, Ahmed Joda in Yola
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has paid an official condolence visit to the family of Ahmed Joda, former Board Chairman of the Commission, in his country home in Yola,…
- 18 Oct 2021
NCC Tasks Licensees on Compliance with Telecoms Regulations, License Conditions
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of NCC, has enjoined telecom licensees to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and…
- 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…
- 14 Jul 2022
As IoT beckons, Pantami Assures of Proactive Regulation
Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on Thursday in Lagos assured the nation that Nigeria’s telecom regulatory framework has been designed to address the…
- 27 Feb 2022
NCC Sets the Pace in FG's Indigenous Tech Development Policy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given concrete expression to the Federal Government's drive to promote indigenous innovative technologies in Nigeria's telecommunication sector. L-R :…
- 14 Apr 2022
NCC, Google Collaborate to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Transformation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Google Global Services Nigeria have expressed determination to work together toward advancing the actualisation of auspicious national targets for…
- 24 Dec 2023
Nigeria Joins Rest of World to Sign Updated Radio Regulations to Deepen Global Connectivity
At the conclusion of the World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) 2023, Nigeria joined the rest of the World to sign unto the Final Act WRC-23, which constitutes a record of the decisions taken at…
- 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…
- 22 Apr 2016
NCC Consults CTO on Satellite Communications Regulations
Senior officers from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are attending a workshop on Satellite Communications Regulations taking place at the headquarters of the Commonwealth…
- 12 Jan 2017
Shittu Inaugurates NCC Board, Charges Them on Quality of Service
Worried by the downward slide in oil revenue in the international market, attention has been shifted to non-oil revenue to sustain the National economy, according to, Barristrer Adebayo Shittu,…
- 27 Jan 2017
Danbatta, NCC Boss in Enugu, Says Telcos Must Observe KPIs
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday paid a visit to the South East Zonal Office of the…
- 25 Feb 2017
NMEC Courts NCC’s Intervention to Promote Mass Literacy
Worried by the lingering dangers of mass illiteracy in Nigeria, the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non formal Education (NMEC) has canvassed the intervention of the Nigerian…
- 21 May 2018
Nigerians Develop SIMless Operator, Digital Walking Stick
Researchers at the Federal University of Technology in Minna, Niger state have developed prototypes of SIMless multiple operator and mobile communications-enable walking stick, thanks to grant by the…
- 9 Aug 2018
INEC, NCC Meet to Review Report on Electronic Transmission, Collation of Results
Leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) met to review the outcome of the report of the joint committee they set up early this year…
- 17 Sept 2019
Minister Commends NCC for Reducing Invalidly-Registered SIM Cards by 74%
Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, minister of communications has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for quick implementation of his directive to the Commission to tackle over 9.2…
- 31 Jul 2022
NCC Doles Out N500m for Research in Nigerian Universities
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has committed over N500 million to the Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions across the country to facilitate research and innovations to…