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- 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.…
- 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…
- 28 Oct 2022
Pantami Addresses BTAF with First-Ever 5G Hologram Display in West Africa
The Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has again stressed the importance of the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP) for nation-building. Prof.…
- 22 Sept 2013
Airtel Calls for Implementation of National Broadband Plan
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has thrown its full weight behind the immediate implementation of the recently approved National Broadband Plan (NNBP), saying speedy…
- 4 Nov 2021
Telecoms@20: NCC Lists Next Frontiers for Industry Growth
As stakeholders in Nigeria commemorate 20 years of telecoms revolution in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clearly identified key initiatives being implemented to consolidate…
- 6 Nov 2022
NCC Inaugurates Committee to Accelerate Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
In a bid to give verve to expansion of broadband services in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an industry-wide committee to facilitate the deployment of…
- 28 Oct 2021
NCC Highlights Measures to Deepen Internet Connectivity for Businesses, Nigerians
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has explained some of the key measures it is taking to ensure broadband and internet connectivity impact businesses and individual teelcoms users in…
- 12 Jun 2022
ATCON Mobilises Stakeholders Towards Achieving 70 Per cent Broadband Penetration Target
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has rallied stakeholders towards achieving the country’s 2020-2025 target of reaching 70 per cent in broadband penetration. This is as…
- 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…
- 20 Oct 2020
Pantami Rallies Stakeholders on Broadband Implementation
Dr. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has engaged relevant industry players and agencies under the Ministry to discuss ways for achieving accelerated implementation…
- 18 Oct 2020
NCC Reviewing InfraCo Framework, Funding Options
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has constituted a committee to review the framework for the licensing of Infrastructure Companies (InfraCo) and recommend sustainable funding options for…
- 20 Oct 2022
Pantami Woos State Governors on Broadband, Obaseki Shares Experience
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday in Abuja, told a gathering designed for State Governors that the potentials of broadband are so enormous…
- 14 Jan 2022
Nigeria's Socio-economic Development Hinges on ICT Adoption, Utilisation - Danbatta
The adoption and utilisation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is synonymous with empowerment, as it transforms processes efficiently acting as an enabler of effectiveness in…
- 27 May 2020
NCC Suspends Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2018
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2018 for the Nigerian telecommunications industry. The Board of Commissioners of the Commission rose from its…
- 1 Mar 2022
AfricaNXT: Participants Acknowledge Policy, Regulatory Impact on Digital Connectivity
The first Panel discussants at the weeklong 2022 edition of AfricaNXT have acknowledged the positive impact of Federal Government's policy and regulatory efforts, through the Nigerian Communications…
- 11 Feb 2021
ATCON Applauds Pantami’s Visionary Leadership
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), led by its President, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani on Thursday paid a familiarization visit to the…
- 15 Aug 2021
NCC Establishes NODITS Office for Implementation of Indigenous Content Policy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it has established the Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecoms Sector (NODITS), designed to help guide the implementation and…
- 27 Sept 2020
NCC @ ICTEL EXPO, Pledges Robust ICT Infrastructure for Economic Growth
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the Commission will continue to promote and facilitate expansion of robust…
- 2 Aug 2021
Abubakar, Galaxy Backbone MD, Emerges CommunicationsWeek ‘Man of the Year’
Prof. Muhammad Abubakar, managing director, Galaxy Backbone was at this year’s Beacon of ICT Awards held on July 24, 2021 received Nigeria CommunicationsWeek ‘Man of the Year’ award. According to Ken…
- 25 Oct 2020
Pantami, Industry Stakeholders Restate Commitment to Digital Economy
Dr lsa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and industry stakeholders have re-emphasized their unflinching commitment to support the drive by the Federal Government to…
- 19 Aug 2020
NCC Mulls Licensing of Last-Mile Satellite Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is to issue licences to last mile satellite operators to provide broadband services, according to Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, NCC. …
- 24 Sept 2015
Experts Says Nigeria’s Broadband Target is Unrealistic
The 30 percent broadband penetration target set by the Federal Government by year 2018 is not realistic, an industry expert, Iqbal Bedi, has predicted. To ensure that the country continues to make…
- 6 Jul 2021
Galaxy Backbone Partners Interra Network to Connect S/East and S/South with STORM ISP
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) and Interra Networks have officially launched an Internet Service Provider, codenamed STORM.ng, for the benefit of the South East and South South regions of the country. The…
- 29 Jul 2021
Spectrum Pricing Regulations, Revised AOL will Strengthen Telecoms Market Structure, Enhance Competition - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the ongoing amendments to two major regulatory instruments of the Commission…
- 10 May 2021
NCC Hosts SpaceX Delegation to Discuss Starlink Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has welcomed a delegation from SpaceX as it looks to extend connectivity across the country. Prof Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC NCC and SpaceX have been in talks…
- 13 Aug 2021
NCC Reinforces Commitment in Promoting Local Content Policy
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman/chief executive officer of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that the commission is committed to the promotion of local content agenda…
- 7 May 2021
NCC to Balance Competition with Disruptive Technologies for Sustainable Telecoms Growth
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasised that in light of disruption in the technology world, it is keen on balancing healthy competition with entry of disruptive technologies to…
- 22 Aug 2021
Danbatta Lists Benefits of Digital Literacy to Socio-economic Development
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice-chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),has identified major benefits in promoting digital literacy in the…
- 14 Oct 2021
Danbatta Reiterates NCC’s Readiness for 5G Deployment
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman/chief executive officer of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the commission is 97 per cent ready to begin the deployment of…
- 13 Apr 2021
FG Says Migration to IPv6 Will Enhance Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has stressed the need for Nigerians to migrate from the use of Internet Protocol version four (IPv4) address system to…