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- 7 May 2023
Our Commitment to Digital Job Creation for Youths Remains Unflinching - Danbatta
In line with one of the pillars of the National Digital Economic Policy and Strategy, (NDEPS 2020-2030), which is to further accelerate economic growth in digital literacy and skills, the Nigerian…
- 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…
- 26 Oct 2022
At TIA Awards, Danbatta Commits to Enhancing Digital Economy
As Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently won double awards at the 2022 Tech Innovation Awards (TIA), the telecom regulator has promised to ensure it brings full benefits of the digital…
- 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…
- 1 Apr 2022
Pantami Commends Agencies in the Communications Sector, Tasks them on NDEPS Plan
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has commended all the agencies in the communications and digital economy sector for being dedicated to the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and…
- 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…
- 16 Jan 2024
Nigerian Telecom Market to Hit $11.43Bn by 2029
Mordor Intelligence, market intelligence firm, has projected that the Nigerian telecom market value would reach $11.43 by 2029. In a report the firm, revealed that the market is expected to grow at a…
- 28 Nov 2021
Continuous Dialogue Critical to Tackling Telecoms Industry Challenges - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that continuous dialogues between the regulator and its…
- 18 Oct 2021
NCC Tasks Licensees on Compliance with Telecoms Regulations, License Conditions
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of NCC, has enjoined telecom licensees to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and…
- 9 May 2022
MTN Expresses Readiness to Deploy 5G ahead of Timeline
MTN Communications Nigeria (MTN Nigeria) Plc has said it was ready to roll out the fifth generation (5G) services ahead of the timeline contained in the Information Memorandum (IM) prepared by the…
- 4 May 2022
5G Spectrum: NCC Issues Final Letters of Licence Awards to MTN and Mafab
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed issuance of the final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, winners of the 3.5GHz…
- 10 Oct 2021
Danbatta Reaffirms NCC's Commitment to Facilitating Growth of e-Government, others
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has highlighted the various regulatory measures of the Commission toward deepening the…
- 18 Jan 2022
Danbatta Tasks Staff of NCC Zonal Office Ibadan to Sustain Effective Service Delivery
Staff of the Ibadan Zonal Office (IBZO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have been tasked by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, to sustain their commitment to…
- 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…
- 17 Jan 2022
FG Applauds NCC's Commitment to Enhancing Digital Skill in Youths
The Federal Government has applauded the commitment and dedication of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) towards enhancing digital skills development among youths, through implementation of…
- 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…
- 27 Nov 2022
22 Institutions, Others Set to Enjoy N16.7bn Broadband Access Projects
More than 22 institutions in the country, comprising 18 universities, and six polytechnics, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), drawn evenly from the six geopolitical zones in the country,…
- 6 May 2022
NCC Rallies Media Stakeholders to Enhance Effective Reporting of Telecoms Industry
Consistent with its strategic objective of stakeholder collaboration and partnering, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently met a section of stakeholders in the mass media industry.…
- 18 Sept 2022
NCC Commits to Bridging Digital Gender Divide
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its unwavering commitment to bridging growing gender-oriented digital divide to accelerate inclusive economic prosperity for all Nigerian…
- 11 Nov 2022
Digital Connectivity Enhances Quality of Life – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said in Lagos that the quality of life is now being measured in terms of digital connectivity…
- 27 Nov 2022
Spectrum Auction Will Democratize Broadband for Nigerians - Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the ongoing process to auction two additional lots in the 3.5GHz spectrum for Fifth Generation (5G) is part of efforts that will further…
- 29 Mar 2023
NCC, NITDA, others partner with ASF France on protection of Nigerians’ digital rights
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have expressed their readiness to partner with Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France on the…
- 10 Mar 2021
Nigeria @ WATRA AGM, Seeks Collaboration among West African States for ICT Development
Nigerian government has called for increased regional collaboration for the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem in West Africa as a potential digital hub on the…
- 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…
- 18 Feb 2021
Danbatta Calls for Women Empowerment in ICT Sector
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has emphasized the important role played by women in the country’s socio-economic and…
- 24 Apr 2022
NCC, Stakeholders Brainstorm on Blockchain's Benefits to Economy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), stakeholders in the academia, the public sector and enthusiasts of technology for development, have deliberated on the benefits derivable from emerging…
- 10 Jul 2022
Danbatta, Ndukwe Applaud Steady Rise of Broadband Penetration
Nigeria’s broadband penetration recorded a quantum lip in the last seven months from November 2021 with a record of Seven Million new subscriptions, indicating a steady rise in the nation’s quest to…
- 31 May 2022
NCC, Stakeholders Chart New Path to Effective Telecoms Regulation, Industry Growth
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has hosted the second edition of the Nigerian Telecoms Leadership Summit, in line with its tradition and commitment to engage with stakeholders in the…
- 2 Dec 2021
NCC Highlights Policy, Regulatory Initiatives for Tech Innovation Development
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has outlined various policy and regulatory initiatives being implemented by the Commission to reiterate its commitment towards ensuring continuous…
- 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…