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- 6 Aug 2020
USSD: Banks Owe Telcos N17Bn- Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that commercial banks in the country are owing telecommunications companies over N17 billion…
- 18 Feb 2021
Women Pivotal to Socio-economic Development & Bridging Digital Divide - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has emphasized the important role played by women in the country’s socio-economic and political…
- 8 Apr 2019
We Are Ready For 70% Broadband Penetration- Danbatta
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the Commission is ready to drive the process of attaining 70% broadband penetration in the…
- 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…
- 13 Sept 2020
NCC Emergency Communications Centres Process 1,500 COVID-19-related Calls – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman/ceo of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has disclosed that over 1,500 COVID-19-related calls were received and processed through the…
- 3 Feb 2021
Danbatta Harps on Role of NCC’s Emergency Communication Centers in Promoting Public Safety
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the activation of Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) across the country by the Nigerian…
- 4 Mar 2019
Danbatta, NCC Boss, Congratulates Buhari on Victory
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, over his recent victory at the 2019 presidential election.…
- 14 Mar 2019
Danbatta Lauds NCC’s Performance, Partners with NSPM
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has lauded the performance of the regulatory body, which he said is now aiming at beating the record…
- 28 Jun 2019
119 Million Subscribers Have Access to the Internet – Says Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive (EVC/CE) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that 119 million subscribers now access the Internet in…
- 8 Dec 2019
Double Honours, as NCC, Danbatta Win Security & Emergency Management Awards
It was double honours for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday as the Commission and its Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, won two separate awards. While…
- 27 Aug 2020
NCC, Danbatta Bag Awards for Keeping Nigerians Connected
More awards have come the way of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, its executive vice chairman, in recognition of the critical role the Commission has been…
- 20 Aug 2020
NCC’s Projects, Others Adding Value to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation Journey – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the various projects being executed by the Commission…
- 3 Nov 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss Gets Commendation for Community Devt, Nation Building
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been commended for his role in community and national development through his Danbatta Charity…
- 7 Dec 2020
Zik Prize: Danbatta Dedicates Award to NCC Board, Management, Staff
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend, dedicated his Zik Prize to the board, management and staff of the Commission for…
- 14 Feb 2016
Danbatta Pledges Commitment to the Commission’s 8-Piont Agenda
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has expressed his commitment towards the realization of the eight point agenda aimed at developing…
- 26 Nov 2015
Senate Confirms Danbatta, EVC of NCC
The Senate yesterday confirmed Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as executive vice chairman (EVC and chief executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). He was appointed in Acting…
- 29 Feb 2016
Fears NCC May Regulate OTT Services Are Misplaced- Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that fears in some quarters that the Commission is out to regulate over the Top (OTT) services…
- 8 Sept 2017
Telecoms Sector Adds N1.5tn to GDP in Q2--- Danbatta
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the telecoms sector contributed N1.549 trillion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the…
- 11 Aug 2015
Shake Up @ NCC as Danbatta, New NCC Boss Redeploys Staff
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reshuffled 53 management staff and reversed the deployment of some staff made in the twilight of his…
- 27 May 2018
Unijos to Confer Honorary Doctorate Degree on Danbatta, NCC Boss
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is among the notable Nigerians that the University of Jos, Nigeria will confer an honorary degree on…
- 11 Sept 2019
Africa Holds the Ace in 5G Investments, Says NCC Boss
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that Africa holds the ace for 5G investment, going by its large number of unconnected population.…
- 9 May 2017
NCC Decries Job Losses in Telcos
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice-chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has expressed displeasure at the massive job cuts in the telecommunications sector but submitted that it…
- 21 Jan 2017
Danbatta, NCC Boss to Deliver UNN’s 46th Convocation Lecture
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will on Thursday January 26, join the league of eminent Nigerians who deliver the Convocation Lecture of…
- 19 Aug 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss Receives Distinguished Award from ATCON
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has received a Distinguished Award from the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).…
- 20 Jun 2016
African Regulator of the Year Award: Smile Congratulates Danbatta, NCC
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., has congratulated Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and the entire staff of the commission on…
- 26 Jan 2018
Education key for Consumer Awareness & Protection – Prof. Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Office (EVC/CEO) of Nigerian Communications Commission, has said that education remains a key driver equipping telecom consumers…
- 24 Sept 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss, Bags Prestigious Zik Prize
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has emerged the winner of the 2019 Zik Prize, in the professional leadership…
- 6 Oct 2020
NCC Explains Delay in 5G Deployment
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the country is exploring the potential benefits as well as health implications of…
- 29 Oct 2020
How NCC Boosted FG’s Revenue By N344.71Bn in 5 Years – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has told the House Committee on Telecommunications how the telecoms agency contributed to the…
- 5 Apr 2021
Digital Infrastructure and Literacy Key to Reaping Transformational Benefits of ICT – Prof Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that robust digital infrastructure and literacy are key to reaping the transformational…