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- 11 Mar 2020
Senate Committee Commends NCC’s Regulatory Performance
Senate Committee on Communications said it was impressed by the various regulatory interventions which the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken to ensure improved service delivery and…
- 14 Mar 2016
Senate Committee Probes MTN’s N50Bn Payment
Senate Committee on Communication yesterday said that it would leave no stone unturned ‎in unravelling all factors that led to the payment of N50 billion by MTN Nigeria, telecom giant. It also…
- 4 Nov 2015
Buhari Emerges Senate Committee Chairman on ICT
Senator Bukola Saraki, senate president, on Wednesday announced the leadership composition of the Senate Committees, while giving them oversight functions. From the list, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari…
- 18 Jul 2017
Senate Committee @ MainOne’s Data Center, Lauds Contribution to Nigeria
The Senate Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cybercrime has pledged its readiness to work with relevant agencies to ensure that Nigeria meets its ICT objectives…
- 23 Mar 2017
Senate Committee Backs Shittu on ICT University
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has been commended by the Senate Committee on ICT & Cyber-Crime for his initiative on the proposed establishment of the ICT University of…
- 25 Nov 2020
Senate Invites Communications Minister, Claims Criminals Negotiate Using Phones
The Senate has mandated its Committees on Legislative Compliance and Communications to invite Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, to impress on him the need to implement its…
- 16 Feb 2009
Anyanwu Reiterates Need for Communications Act Review
Senator Sylvester Anyanwu, Senate Committee Chairman on Information and Communications has reiterated the need to have a new set of telecommunication laws that will enable the…
- 19 Jul 2020
Danbatta Set for Senate Confirmation as Screening Committee Lauds 5-Year Scorecard
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is set to be confirmed by the Senate for his reappointment…
- 2 Mar 2009
Senate Lauds NCC, Telcos on QoS, Collocation
Senate Committee on Communications, yesterday in Abuja, commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the phone operators for improvements in the quality of service recorded in the…
- 2 Mar 2009
Senate Lauds NCC, Telcos on QoS, Collocation
Senate Committee on Communications, yesterday in Abuja, commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the phone operators for improvements in the quality of service recorded in the…
- 26 Nov 2017
Senate to tinker on Nigerian Communication Act- Sen.Adeleke
Sen. Ademola Adeleke, deputy chairman of the Senate committee on Communications, has said that the Federal Government will do everything within its powers to curb cybercrimes in the country. …
- 17 Nov 2017
NCC seeks Senate’s Cooperation in Telecoms Regulation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on federal lawmakers, especially the Senate Committee on Communications, to cooperate with it in regulating the telecommunications industry.…
- 19 Nov 2017
NCC, National Assembly Hold Annual Retreat For The Legislature
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in partnership with the Senate Committee on Communications recently organised an annual retreat for the legislature, in line with its concrete expression…
- 29 Sept 2016
Senate Expresses Worries over ICT Tax, Says it is Obnoxious
Senate Committee on Communications has expressed apprehension over the proposed Communications Service Tax Bill before the National Assembly, saying it has the capacity to make life more difficult…
- 11 Jan 2016
Rep, Minister Fight over NCC Budget
Senator Solomon Adeola, vice chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, representing Lagos West on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted moves by Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, minister…
- 9 Jun 2008
Senator Anyanwu Berates Nitel, Slams Nipost
Senator Sylvester Anyanwu, chairman, senate committee on communications, has described the current state of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel), a beleaguered public institution as a…
- 18 Dec 2012
5m Phones Missing in Com. Tec Budget
Senate Committee on Communications has asked the Ministry of Communications Technology to explain the omission of five million telephone handsets for rural women in its budget for next year.…
- 6 Mar 2016
Senate Invites Shittu, Comms Minister, Others over MTN Fine
Senate Committee on Communications has asked Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications and Abubakar Malami, his counterpart, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of Justice, to…
- 25 Aug 2008
Senate Rejects BNP Paribas’s Appointment
The Senate Committee on Communications have adduced various reasons for rejecting the appointment of BNP Paribas as consultant/adviser to the National Council on Privatization (NCP) in a bid to fund…
- 8 May 2018
NCC, Telcos to Face Senate over Dropped Calls, Unsolicited SMSes
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecommunication operators have been invited to face the senate committee on communications over the issue of unsolicited adverts and dropped calls.…
- 28 Jul 2017
NCC, ALTON Carpet Senate over New Emergency Free Number
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have advised the Senate to jettison the proposed bill on emergency toll free…
- 24 Jun 2020
Pantami Explains How NCC’s Strategic Management Plan Will Drive Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has described the new Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020-2024 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as a…
- 16 Nov 2023
Senate confirms Maida as Executive Vice Chairman of NCC
Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the substantive Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Maida was…
- 24 Jun 2020
ATCON Pledges to Support NCC Actualize SMP 2020 – 2024 Plan
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has promised to work with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to achieve the objectives…
- 22 Feb 2018
NCC, Others Laud Airtel 4G Launch
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and Senate Committee on Communications have commended Airtel Nigeria for launching its 4G…
- 14 Jul 2008
FG Set to Overhaul Postal Sector
The Senate Committee on Communications has completed plans to embark on a comprehensive overhaul of the Telecom industry and will include the creation of an independent postal regulatory agency and…
- 3 Jun 2021
Senate Moves to Reinforce Legal Status for National Emergency Number 112
The Nigerian Senate has taken further steps towards strengthening the legal status for the country’s National Emergency Number 112, being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
- 22 Dec 2022
Controversy Looms Over NASS Plan to Conduct Secret Public Hearing on NITDA Bill
A clandestine move by the Joint Senate and House Committee on Information Communications Technology, ICT, to pass a controversial bill concerning the Nigerian Information Technology Development…
- 18 Jan 2022
How We Repositioned NIPOST in 2 Years — PMG
Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, postmaster general of the Federation, on Tuesday reeled out steps taken by the agency to reposition itself in line with the modern global business realities since he…
- 29 Sept 2021
NCC Backs eBusinessLife's Event to Review 20 Years of GSM, Gains & Pitfalls
With so much happening in the telecommunications industry, and the expectation of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology services in Nigeria, eBusiness Life Communication Limited has put things in…