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- 10 Aug 2020
New Broadband Plan: NCC to Rejig InfraCo Framework
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is in the process of reviewing the Infrastructure Company (InfraCo) framework as mandated by the New National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025, according to…
- 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…
- 31 May 2024
NCC Plans 500 Percent Increase in Broadband Investment by 2027
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its full involvement in President Bola Tinubu’s Renewable Hope Agenda, leveraging technology to revive the nation’s economy. In a statement on…
- 9 Feb 2015
Council Seeks Accelerated Implementation of Broadband Plan
Broadband Council at its regular quarterly meeting held earlier this month acknowledged the progress made on the implementation of the Broadband Plan in the last 18 months, while seeking speedy…
- 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…
- 28 Feb 2014
NCC Plans More Spectrum Licence Auctions
Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has disclosed plans to put up three more spectrum frequencies for licensing, following the successful conclusion of the 2.3GHz broadband spectrum auction.…
- 3 Nov 2020
Nigeria Needs $5Bn for National Broadband Plan- Official
Malam Ubale Maska, chairman, Broadband Implementation Steering Committee (BISC), says about $5 billion is required for the implementation of the Nigeria National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025.…
- 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 Mar 2014
Airtel Pledges Commitment to FG's National Broadband Plan
Airtel Networks limited, has pledged its commitment to the Federal Government’s plan to address the penetration and utilisation of broadband. This is coming a few months after the Federal Government…
- 2 Nov 2015
NCC Plans New Spectrum Licences in 2016
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on yesterday said that it would issue new telecom spectrum licences in 2016, to create robust internet infrastructure in all the 36 states in the country.…
- 4 Feb 2015
Nokia Networks Aligns Vision with Nigeria National Broadband Plan
Nokia Networks (NNs) at its telecom conference titled, ‘Connect Nigeria: Exploring ICT Potential for Growth’, declared its readiness to enable Nigeria’s broadband strategy become reality. NNs…
- 31 Oct 2017
Ndukwe Says Review of National Broadband Plan Now Imperative
By peter oluka Dr Ernest Ndukwe, a telecom expert and former executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on the Ministry of Communications to review and update…
- 19 Mar 2021
ATCON's Stakeholders’ Engagement on Broadband Plan Comes Up on March 25
All is now set for Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON’s) virtual structured engagement with key stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom and ICT Sector on the new national…
- 19 Sept 2024
NCC Plans 6G Spectrum Deployment to Expand Wi-Fi Access
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plans to deploy the 6G spectrum in Nigeria to enhance access to Wi-Fi technology. Speaking on Thursday at a consultative forum on emerging…
- 20 Mar 2019
NCC says Broadband Penetration Increased to 33% in February
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that broadband penetration made remarkable improvement as it increased to about 33 per cent as at…
- 3 Jun 2016
NCC Says Increased Broadband Penetration Boosts BYOD
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again reiterated its drive towards increased broadband penetration in the country. This was part of Professor Umar Danbatta, NCC executive vice…
- 20 Oct 2013
Broadband Council Tracks Plan Progress
The Broadband Council inaugurated by Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology met for the second time since its inception at the weekend and top on the was progress of public and…
- 10 Feb 2016
Spectranet Vision Aligns with NCC’s Broadband Agenda- Venn
Spectranet, the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) to launch 4G LTE internet service in Nigeria, said that the Nigerian Communications Commission's (NCC) plan to facilitate and support…
- 23 Mar 2016
NCC to Deploy more Broadband Facilities for eVoting
Nigerian Communications (NCC) is to deploy more broadband facilities that would crate necessary environment for the adoption of electronic voting processes in the country, according to Prof. Umar…
- 25 Nov 2016
NCC Plans to Extend Telecoms Services to 40m Nigerians in 2017
Prof. Umar Dambatta, Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has said that provisions have been made in its 2017 budget to extend telecommunications services to…
- 22 Aug 2016
NCC to License More Broadband Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to license more broadband operators to complement existing ones in order to achieve the 30 per cent broadband penetration target of the Federal Government…
- 15 Nov 2013
NCC Accelerates Broadband Deployment with New Measures
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has outlined measures to accelerate nationwide fibre penetration; non-discriminatory and open access; optimized deployment strategy; and co-operation of…
- 9 Jun 2019
NCC Targets 70 Per Cent Broadband Penetration by 2024
The next national broadband plan will see the country reaching 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2024, according to Prof Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communication Commissions…
- 17 Jun 2014
NCC Commences Infracos Selection for Open Access Broadband
The plan by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to deploy affordable and pervasive broadband services across Nigeria has begun with an invitation to Infrastructure Companies, otherwise known…
- 12 Jul 2019
NCC Plans CSIRT to Combat Cyber Crime
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the Commission is working towards establishing a Cyber Security Incidence Response Team (CSIRT)…
- 28 Jan 2018
Sidmach, Microsoft Plan Broadband over TV White Space
By peter oluka Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited is targeting part of the wireless spectrum that have been abandoned or left unused by television (TV) broadcasters as they increasingly move to…
- 27 Jan 2023
Scorecard: No plans to strip NCC of its powers – Pantami
Federal Government has no plans to strip the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of its powers, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said. Pantami said this…
- 19 Jul 2010
NCC Prepares Nigerians for Broadband Banquet
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has penciled down several initiatives in a bid to spread broadband revolution and fire the kiln of economic, social and cultural development, Nigeria…
- 18 Jul 2019
NCC to Review Numbering Plan- EVC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has started the process of reviewing existing Numbering Plan (NP) in the telecoms sector, according to Prof Umar Dambatta, executive vice chairman/CEO, NCC.…
- 10 Jun 2019
NCC Reaffirms Commitment to Bridging Broadband Infrastructure Gap
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed commitment to bridge the gap between existing and planned fibre infrastructure to increase broadband penetration in the country. Prof…