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- 23 Jun 2022
NCC Appoints Reuben Muoka as Director of Public Affairs
The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission has appointed Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, as its new Director of Public Affairs…
- 30 Jan 2020
Nigeria Must Leverage Power of ICT to Contain insurgency, Emergencies- Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that Nigeria must leverage and appropriately deploy telecoms and ICT resources in the fight…
- 7 Dec 2019
NCC Inaugurates Special Copyright Inspectors to Boost Anti-Piracy Drive
As part of its strategic interventions towards enhanced copyright protection, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has inaugurated a corps of Special Copyright Inspectors (SCIs) to check the…
- 2 Jul 2021
Wow!lotto Opens Operation in Nigeria, Dangles ₦300m for Winners
Wow!lotto, first interactive online lottery game platform in Nigeria, has unveiled operation with an offering of a unique combination of lottery game mechanics with online casino visualization for…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Taps Digima to Head New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Creates New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
In continuation of its renewed strategy and vigour for effective delivery of its regulatory mandate, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally…
- 29 Jul 2021
FG to Acquire CMS to Monitor Gaming
Federal government will soon acquire a Central Monitoring System (CMS) for the gaming industry for better performance and enhanced revenue generation. Sen. George Akume, minister of Special Duties…
- 18 Mar 2022
FG Urges Lottery Firms to Pay Outstanding Liabilities or Risk Revocation of License
The Federal Government, yesterday warned licensed lottery companies in the country to pay all outstanding liabilities or they risk the revocation of their licenses. The Minister of Special Duties and…
- 19 Mar 2021
Lottery Operators Defrauding Government – FG
George Akume, minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, has accused lottery operators of failing to remit 25 per cent generated revenue to the coffers of the Federal Government. Akume…
- 5 Mar 2023
NISS Seeks Collaboration with NCC to Improve National Security
National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has engaged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to advance strategic collaboration that would enhance the application of Information and…
- 23 Dec 2021
Congolese Regulator Understudies Nigeria's Telecoms Market
Faith in the operational excellence and regulatory efficiency that have become the marks of Africa's foremost regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was demonstrated recently when a…
- 8 Aug 2015
Danbatta, New NCC Boss Resumes, Pledges to Tackle QoS
Professor Umaru Damabatta, newly appointed executive vice chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), who has resumed duty in acting capacity pending confirmation by the…
- 1 Jul 2017
NCC Kicks Off 3rd Tennis Cup, Over N17m at Stake
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday, defied rains to commence the draws and launch of the third edition National Tennis League; sanctioned by the National Tennis Federation (NTF).…
- 11 Aug 2015
Shake Up @ NCC as Danbatta, New NCC Boss Redeploys Staff
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reshuffled 53 management staff and reversed the deployment of some staff made in the twilight of his…
- 16 May 2021
NLRC to Enhance Govt Revenue with Central Monitoring System
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) is set to introduce a central monitoring system that would ensure that all earnings due to government on lottery are collected with precision. Lanre…
- 17 May 2021
Lottery Commission to Introduce General Monitoring System
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission is set to introduce a central monitoring system that would ensure that all earnings due to government on lottery are collected with precision. Mr. Lanre…
- 28 Feb 2022
NCC to Strengthen AOL Administration
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is unwavering in its commitment to deploy a Revenue Assurance Solution (RAS) in the telecommunication sector to ensure a more robust Annual Operating Levy…
- 20 Dec 2013
Ekiti Distributes 48,000 Laptops to Teachers, Students
Ekiti State government has distributed 48,000 computers to teachers and students for the purpose of enhancing teaching and learning in the State, according to Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the governor.…
- 28 Jul 2024
TSTV Seeks Court Protection to Prevent Irreparable Business Losses in Nigeria
The legal team of Telecom Satellites Limited (TStv) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to grant its “restraining” requests to prevent the business from suffering irreparable losses in Nigeria,…
- 11 Oct 2021
Eugene Juwah, Former NCC Boss Dies in Canada
Dr Eugene Juwah, former executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is dead. Eugene Juwah, Former, EVC, NCC Juwah, according to family sources,…
- 4 Oct 2020
Lottery Commission to Launch New National Game
Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, the director general of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, has assured the nation that the commission is now better positioned to contribute more meaningfully towards…
- 24 Feb 2015
Senate Laments Poor Broadband Services
The Senate yesterday described as worrisome, the poor access of Nigerians to broadband internet services despite the number of undersea cables running across the country and the huge investment…
- 6 Jul 2022
Asaju, Spectrum Expert, Bows Out of NCC with Accolades
Engr. Oluwatoyin Asaju, former Director of Spectrum Administration Department of the Nigerian Communications Commission, who turned 60 recently, has bowed out of the regulatory body, after 17 years…
- 28 Nov 2021
NCC Embarks on "Shine Your Eyes, No Fall Mugu" Sensitization Campaign in Benin
The Nigerian Communications Commission has again given expression to its commitment to reach all categories of telecom consumers, with the launch yesterday in Benin, of a consumer-centric outreach…
- 22 Jun 2019
Nkemadu Becomes New Director Public Affairs At NCC
The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday announced the appointment of Dr. Henry Nkemadu as Director Public Affairs. A graduate of veterinary medicine from the…
- 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…
- 8 Jul 2025
EFCC Re-Arraigns Echefu, TStv CEO for Allegedly Defrauding Ex-Minister of N1Bn, $1.3m
Bright Echefu, chief executive officer, Telecom Satellites Limited (TStv), and three co‑defendants appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday on an amended twelve‑count indictment…
- 29 Jul 2019
Stakeholders seek Infrastructure build out to connect the Rural areas
Information and Communications Technology stakeholders have reemphasized need to bridge the digital divide between the connected and unconnected in our society. They made this call at the 2019…
- 10 Mar 2020
Pantami Says FG’s Digital Economy Policy Well-Conceived, on Track
The National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 28, 2019, is well-conceived, on track and built on objectives that will boost development…
- 16 Jul 2019
ASCON Seeks Collaboration with NCC Towards Protection of Submarine Cables in Nigeria
Association of Submarine Cable Operators of Nigeria (ASCON) is seeking the partnership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) towards the protection of submarine fibre optic cables as…