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- 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…
- 28 Nov 2021
Danbatta Charges NODITS on Effective Actualisation of Mandates
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has urged the Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous…
- 27 Jul 2022
NCC Rallies Stakeholders on First Indigenous Telecom Content Expo
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has concluded plans to rally stakeholders to first expo to showcase indigenous content in the Nigerian telecom industry where practicable ideas would be…
- 31 Jul 2022
NCC Identifies 72 Action Points for Implementation of Indigenous Content Policy
Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said the commission has so far identified 72 action points to promote indigenous content in the…
- 5 Aug 2022
Pantami Reaffirms FG's Commitment to Indigenous Telecom Content
Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of the Communications and Digital Economy, has reaffirmed Federal Government's determination to reverse the trend of importation of all types of telecommunications…
- 19 Jul 2022
Telcos Lose $2.16Bn Capital Flights - PIAFo
Organisers of Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo), dedicated to promotion of indigenous content in the telecoms sector, said the economy loses $2.16 billion to massive capital and labour…
- 28 Oct 2025
ntel CEO Outlines Roadmap for Nigeria’s Telecoms Resurgence
Mr. Soji Maurice-Diya, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (ntel), has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap aimed at reviving Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, with…
- 25 Jun 2024
All SIM Cards in Use in Nigeria are Produced Locally - NCC
All Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards used in Nigeria are now produced locally, according to Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). A SIM card is an integrated circuit intended to…
- 27 Feb 2022
NCC Sets the Pace in FG's Indigenous Tech Development Policy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given concrete expression to the Federal Government's drive to promote indigenous innovative technologies in Nigeria's telecommunication sector. L-R :…
- 7 Mar 2025
MTN Strengthens Local Content Policy with Nord and GAC Partnership
MTN Nigeria, one of Africa’s leading ICT companies, has partnered with automobile giants, Nord and GAC Motors to reinforce its commitment to its local content policy and support made in Nigeria…
- 1 Aug 2022
Pantami Rejects FG’s 5 Per Cent Excise Duty on Calls
Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has said that he will take steps to ensure that federal government reverse its decision to impose five per cent excise duty on…
- 18 Aug 2021
Indigenous Telcos Seek 5 Years Tax Holiday, Special Intervention Funds
Indigenous telecommunications companies in Nigeria have appealed to the Federal Government to give them tax holidays of up to five years and a special intervention funds. This, they said, would allow…
- 7 Oct 2022
SVP 2021-2025 is Catalyst for 5G, Broadband Penetration, Telecom Infrastructure - Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says its Strategic Vision Implementation Plan (SVP) 2021 -2025 unveiled on September 7, 2021 was meant to speed up Broadband penetration, 5G deployment…
- 21 Aug 2022
NCC Stays with Consumers in the Face of 5 Per cent Excise Duty
Recently at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the federal government disclosed her resolve to commence the implementation of five percent…
- 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…
- 28 Sept 2020
9mobile Pledges Support for FG’s Policy, Strategy on Digital Economy
9mobile, one of Nigeria’s leading telecoms provider, has expressed its support towards the country’s economic transformation through the Digital Economy Policy and Strategy of the Federal Government…
- 12 Jun 2018
NITDA Reaffirms Commitment to Implementation of the Nigerian Content Development Program in ICT
In line with the mandate of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to promote the development of IT in Nigeria and Executive Orders 003 and 005 of the Federal Government of…
- 7 Oct 2013
Phase3 Telecom Deploys Transmission Solutions
Phase3 Telecom, an indigenous fibre infrastructure provider, has commenced the deployment of innovative interoperability solutions to it various clientele across the economy, Mr. Stanley Jegede,…
- 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…
- 9 Feb 2014
Angst as Nigeria Sits @ Outskirts of $10Bn Software Industry
A cross section of software experts have returned a damning indictment on the federal government, accusing her of “paying lip-service to software development”, and insisting that the government…
- 3 Feb 2022
NIN-SIM Linkage: FG Gives Security Agencies Nod to Access Subscribers’ Details
Some security agencies have got an approval from the President Muhammadu Buhari, to access the database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) the course of carrying out their duties.…
- 4 Nov 2020
NOTAP Boss Calls Improved Funding for ICT Sector
Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, director general of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has called on both government and private establishments to devote a large…
- 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…
- 28 Oct 2014
Phase3 Telecom Marks 11 Years of Service Excellence
Phase3 Telecom, West Africa’s largest independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider said it is very proud of the tremendous achievements the company keeps recording…
- 18 Mar 2018
Nigerian Invents Device to Replace GSM Recharge Cards
Michael Friday, a Nigerian scientist, has invented a device, ‘Mobile Intercom’, which aims at relieving subscribers of telecommunications services from buying recharge cards. Michael explained…
- 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…
- 8 Dec 2008
Progenics Sets Global Targets for 2009
Frontline systems and solutions integrators in multiple sectors of the economy, Progenics Corp Limited said that it has concluded plans to formally open its international office in the United States…
- 8 Mar 2021
Pantami, Danbatta to Attend WATRA 2021 AGM
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), are set for this…
- 6 Aug 2019
NCC Backs Nigeria Innovation Summit 2019; Top Speakers Unveiled
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS 2019) has continued to garner supports and endorsements ahead of the August 20 and 21 events in Lagos. The latest partnership came from the Nigerian…
- 14 Nov 2019
NCC Extols Economic Benefits of AfCFTA Agreement
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other industry stakeholders have extolled the economic benefits accruable to the country from the recently rectified African Continental Free Trade…