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- 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),…
- 19 Dec 2018
NCC puts VAS Market Worth In Nigeria at N79Bn
The Value Added Service (VAS) market is valued at N79billion ($220 million), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed. Mr Efosa Idehen, the commission’s Director of Compliance…
- 3 Apr 2019
NCC, N/Assembly to Criminalise Sale of Pre-Registered Sim Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is working with the National Assembly to criminalise mobile phones sim card infractions, according to Mr Efosa Idehen, director, Compliance, Monitoring and…
- 7 Aug 2022
Olubadan of Ibadan Backs Clamour for Telecom Infrastructure Protection
The advocacy for telecom infrastructure protection across the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has received royal blessings and support of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan…
- 6 May 2022
NCC is a Flagship Public Institution Impacting Lives Positively - Alake of Egbaland
The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, Okukenu IV, has applauded the regulatory strides of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in ensuring accelerated growth of…
- 29 Oct 2015
Security Concerns: NSA to Take Over MTN N1tr Fine Case
Indications emerged on Thursday that the office of the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President may delve into the $5.2billion (N1billion equivalent) fine issue against…
- 24 Apr 2019
NCC to Drag SIM Registration Offenders to Court
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that it will henceforth prosecute those involved in fraudulent registration of SIM card. The commission said it would no longer be business as…
- 24 Aug 2015
NCC Sets Up Task Force on Quality of Service
Worried by the general outcry about declining Quality of Service (QoS), in the telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend set up a 9-member Task Force to…
- 23 Jan 2024
NCC Blames Duplicated NINs for Barred Lines
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has blamed duplicated c (NIN) as responsible for the new wave of complaints from subscribers who have had their SIMs barred despite linking them to their…
- 21 Aug 2020
COVID-19: Danbatta Lists Measures to Mitigate Impact on QoS Delivery
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has listed critical regulatory actions that have been taken by the…
- 14 Jun 2012
NCC Nabs Five for Selling Pre-registered SIM Cards
The enforcement team of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) , Wednesday in Makurdi, Benue State, arrested five persons following allegedly selling and distributing pre-registered SIM Cards,…
- 4 Apr 2019
Over 200 Nigerians in Jail for Pre-Registered SIM Cards Offences
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that it has so far secured no less than 200 convictions on matters relating to sale of pre-registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards.…
- 19 Aug 2015
NCC Says Defective SIM Cards Threaten National Security
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it has blocked about 10.7 million telephone lines in the last two weeks in the ongoing de-activation of pre-registered Subscribers Identification…
- 8 Aug 2014
NCC to Regulate Mobile VAS Market
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has intensified actions towards regulating the Value Added Service (VAS) segment, short codes allocations and operations, of the telecoms sector, all important…
- 17 Jul 2012
NCC Shuts First Bank Branches in Ibadan, Akure Over Illegal Frequency
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shut down the New Ring Road branch of First Bank of Nigeria in Ibadan, Oyo state and the Aladbaka branch of the same bank in Akure,Ondo state over illegal…
- 10 Mar 2013
Subterfuge, Sabotage Hobble N6.1Bn Sim Card Project
The integrity of the N6.1 billion Sim card registration project embarked upon by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) may have been compromised by some elements within and outside the NCC,…
- 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…
- 16 Mar 2016
Why NCC Lifted Regulatory Embargo on MTN Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that lifting of the ban on regulatory services it placed on MTN Nigeria for several regulatory infractions is in no way related to the fine 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…
- 25 May 2017
NCC, Security Agencies Partner to Protect Telecom Infrastructure
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has opened a partnership arrangement with law enforcement agencies in the country to step up regulatory activities of the industry to outright protection of…
- 31 Mar 2023
NIMASA, NCC Close Ranks on Submarine Cable Regulation in Nigeria
The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have agreed to work closely with relevant stakeholders as NIMASA…
- 6 Aug 2014
TECNO Mobile Unveils Phantom Z Smartphones in Nigeria
TECNO Mobile, a brand under Transsion Holdings has made a bold step of market dominance in Smartphone technology within Africa with the unveiling of the phone tipped for the Smartphone of the year -…