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- 21 Jun 2019
Nkemadu Becomes New Director Public Affairs At NCC
The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday announced the appointment of Dr. Henry Nkemadu as Director Public Affairs. A graduate of veterinary medicine from the…
- 1 Sept 2020
NCC Explains Why it Initiated Virtual Hackathon 2020
Dr. Henry Nkemadu, director, Research and Development, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that technology plays a key role in economic growth and sustainability of the modern world…
- 11 Aug 2019
NCC Marks 693 Telecom Masts for Demolition
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has marked a total of 693 abandoned telecom masts and towers across the country for demolition, according to Dr Henry Nkemadu, director, Public Affairs, NCC.…
- 15 Jun 2020
Beware of Fake Employment Letters in Circulation- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a warning to the public to be wary of false employment letters in circulation. Dr. Henry Nkemadu, director, Public Affairs at the Commission, in a…
- 21 Jan 2020
SIMs are National Resources, Telcos Have Right to Reassign Inactive Lines- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the telecommunications companies have the right to reassign SIM cards once they’re inactive for a maximum of 180 days. Dr. Henry Nkemadu,…
- 29 Mar 2020
NCC Denies Releasing N300m Subvention to NITDA
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied a claim that it released a sum of N300 million to the Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) as subvention. Dr. Henry Nkemadu,…
- 9 Mar 2020
NCC Bags Outstanding Regulator of the Year Award
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emerged the best public sector regulatory organisation as it receives the ‘2019 Outstanding Regulator of the Year Award’ at this year’s edition of…
- 5 Apr 2020
NCC Clarifies 5G Technology, Dismisses Link to COVID-19
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there is no correlation between 5G Technology and COVID-19. Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC This is coming on the heels of the recent development…
- 1 Sept 2020
Active GSM Subscribers Hit 199.3m – Danbatta
Active GSM subscribers in the country have increased from 184 million in December 2019 to 199.3 million in May 2020, according to Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications…
- 13 Dec 2020
NCC Provides N40m for Professorial Chairs in Two Universities
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and provided professorial chairs to the tune of N40 million in two more Nigerian universities. Prof. Umar…
- 2 Sept 2020
Pantami, Danbata Call for Promotion of Indigenous Digital Solutions
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has advocated the need for all stakeholders to join hands with the Ministry and its agencies in their quest to promote the…
- 27 Oct 2019
NCC at @ Egov Conference, Harps on of Use of ICT
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice- chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the ability of the government to provide electronic services to citizens is hinged on the…
- 28 Oct 2019
Danbatta Seeks Fully Adoption of e-Government in Service Delivery
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that the introduction of e-government applications has been beneficial to the process of…
- 17 Dec 2019
FG Out with New 5-Year National Broadband Plan
The need to boost broadband penetration from its present coverage of 37.8% to over 70% in the next five years is the pedestal for the new National Broadband Plan NBP (2020-2025) according to Dr Isa…
- 24 Feb 2020
NCC to Discuss Socio-Economic Benefits, Challenges of 5G at SMWL 2020
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to host a special session on how the Fifth Generation (5G) networks will impact Nigeria’s socio-economic landscape and the inherent challenges to the…
- 27 Feb 2020
NGO Drags NCC to Court over Access to Call Data
Laws and Rights Awareness Initiative, a Nigerian nongovernmental organization, filed a lawsuit on February 25 against the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over regulations granting…
- 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…
- 26 Mar 2020
NCC Outlines Measures to Support Stakeholders’ Efforts to Deal with COVID-19
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has put in place measures to support initiatives by other stakeholders to curtail the scourge COVID-19, better known as coronavirus. Prof. Umar…
- 2 Apr 2020
Beware of Fake Website Offering Free Internet- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians of messages being spread by a fraudulent website. The fake website (https://covid-19-fg-grant.blogspot.com/?=1) is asking Nigerian…
- 12 Apr 2020
NCC to Propel Socio-Economic Transformation with ICT Parks
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has embarked on the building of six Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Parks to promote socio-economic transformation of Nigeria. Prof. Umar…
- 24 May 2020
NCC Reacts to Claims of Ejecting NDC from Abuja Building
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has denied throwing out Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NDC), from its building in Abuja. Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of NCC NCC made the…
- 25 May 2020
NCC Explains Data Depletion during Lockdown
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) explained why there’s faster data depletion since the beginning of the lockdown. The commission also explained the various factors that affect the consumption…
- 29 May 2020
Why Office was Withdrawn from NiDCOM- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has, again, clarified that Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, was never involved in the process of offer of office…
- 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…
- 11 Jun 2020
NCC Seeks Stakeholders’ Inputs in 5G Policy
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced plans to develop a policy for the commercial deployment of fifth generation technology and is seeking the inputs of stakeholders. The…
- 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…
- 27 Sept 2020
FG Mulls Zero Charge Policy for Educational Websites
Federal government is considering a new national policy for zero rates on educational websites to allow consumption of content without charges to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on learning,…
- 2 Mar 2020
NCC Says Consumers Remain its Focal Point
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said the Commission will abide by all the tenets of consumer rights in its day-to-day…
- 14 Dec 2018
Broadband: Danbatta Reaffirms Commitment to Infrastructure for last-mile connectivity
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission on Friday reemphasized the commissions’ commitment in ensuring the provision of…
- 30 Dec 2018
Stakeholders Worry over Lack of Understanding of Telecom Services Impact
Stakeholders have decried lack of understanding of impact of telecom services by some state government officials. This is as a result of the recent fallout face-off between Association of…