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- 28 Dec 2017
NCC Holds Workshop on Electronic Banking Fraud in Port Harcourt
Nigerian Communications Commission recently hosted a broad spectrum of stakeholders at a workshop, the Third Industry Working Group on Electronic Banking Fraud in Nigeria, at the Nigerian Bar…
- 19 Feb 2023
NCC Redeploys Haru, Idehen, others in New Shake-up
Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Alhassan Haru and Mr. Efosa Idehen have been respectively redeployed to man the Technical Standards and Network Integrity (TSNI),…
- 30 Aug 2016
BICSI Nigeria Challenges ICT Stakeholders On Infrastructural Development
The Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) Nigeria has urged ICT stakeholders to assist on initiating and executing standard infrastructure in the country. BICSI brought together…
- 10 Sept 2026
NCC Strengthens Type Approval Compliance for SIM-Enabled Devices in Nigeria
In furtherance of its mandate to ensure that communications devices imported, sold and used in Nigeria meet applicable technical and regulatory standards, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is strengthening the monitoring and enforcement of its Type Approval requirements through a technology enabled framework.
- 28 Oct 2019
MoDiTECH 2019: Danbatta Reiterates Commitment to Spur Digital Economy
Prof. Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has re-echoed the commitment of the Commission to unleash more connectivity in digital economy to drive…
- 1 Mar 2020
NCC Says Poor Power Supply & Insufficient Fibre Infrastructure Bane to 5G Network Deployment
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has said that poor power supply and inadequate fibre infrastructure would impede the deployment of 5G Network in Nigeria. Engr. Bako Wakil, Director,…
- 17 Dec 2021
5G: NCC Organises Capacity Building for Media Executives
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has organised capacity building workshops for media executives in the northern and southern divides of the country, as part of efforts to support their…
- 24 Nov 2021
NCC Has Committed Over N200m to Research and Development, Says Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),has declared that the Commission had committed over N200…
- 28 Apr 2022
NCC Moves to Strengthen Colocation, Infrastructure Sharing Market Segment
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced the process of conducting a study to assess the current level of competition in the colocation and infrastructure sharing (CIS) segment of…
- 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…
- 14 Nov 2013
NCC to Review ETA, Threatens Sanctions against Non-Typed Approved Devices
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it will carry out upward review of costs payable for Equipment Type Approval (ETA), and threatened severe sanctions against any voice or data operator in…
- 24 Apr 2022
Cable Equiano: Pantami, Danbatta Pledge Enabling Policy Environment for Wider Connectivity
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have promised…
- 30 Jul 2021
Danbatta Harps on Ways to Harness Potentials of Museums for Sustainable Development
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for ingenious ways of collecting antiquities…
- 30 Mar 2021
NCC Directors, Wakil, Asaju Bag NIEEE Fellowship
Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Bako Wakil and Olwatoyin Asaju have been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers…
- 5 Mar 2020
Roadblocks to 5G Technology in Nigeria
Most Nigerians are not paying much attention to the rollout of 5G because they are deeply skeptical of the latest technology and are already angry with their service providers. In fact, majority of…
- 7 Mar 2017
NCC Talks Tough on QoS, Pleads for Forex for Telcos
Worried by the degenerating Quality of Service (QoS) provided by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and other service providers, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday read the riot…
- 4 Mar 2020
5G is Non-Ionising and No Threat to Humans—NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has allayed the fear of Nigerians over the introduction of the 5G network in the country saying it has non-ionising radiation and would not have adverse…
- 27 May 2022
NCC Says 40 Telecom Structure are Vandalised Daily in Nigeria
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has revealed that it receives over 40 vandalisation reports on telecom structures across the federation daily. It said the situation underlines the need for…
- 31 Jan 2020
NCC Sensitises Stakeholders on Equipment Type Approval
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked off its regulatory activities in 2020 with a workshop hosted to sensitise and educate its licensees and other relevant stakeholders in the Nigerian…
- 26 Jan 2020
NCC Boss Says Professionalism is Key to Quality Service Delivery
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is paying special attention to professionalism because of its strategic role in quality service delivery, according to Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice…
- 28 Oct 2021
Sierra Leone's Telecoms Regulator Visits NCC for Benchmarking
Nigeria's global ranking as a model in telecom regulation, and her status as a leading light of operational efficiency, solidarity and collaborative partnering in sub-regional and Continental…
- 13 Mar 2020
NCC’s Committee on e-Fraud Meets, Reviews Inputs from Sub-Committees
The 26-man Committee inaugurated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on how relevant public and private organisations can collaborate to…
- 28 Feb 2020
NCC Says 5G’ Holds Great Potential for Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Development"
Nigeria will derive huge socio-economic benefits from commercial deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) Networks, which will come with great potentials that will bolster Nigeria’s socio economic…
- 1 Aug 2023
NCC Plans to Block Stolen SIM Cards in 5 Minutes
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed that telecom companies should reduce the time taken to block a stolen SIM card from 30 to five minutes This was disclosed during a three-day…
- 26 Sept 2018
NCC to Penalise Vendors of Non-Approved Communication Equipment
Any corporate entity found selling or installing communications equipment without obtaining the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) type approval test certificate would be liable to a fine of…
- 20 Feb 2020
Fashola Berates NCC for Defending Telcos Poor Qos Provisioning
Mr Babatunde Fashola, minister of Works, has slammed the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), for openly protecting telecoms companies over increasing cases of dropped calls. Fashola, said that…
- 8 Nov 2021
eBusiness Life Takes A Deeper Look At the 5G Technology and What it Holds for Nigeria At 5G/GSM @20 Forum
As Nigeria is celebrating 20 years of deployment of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and the Federal Government has set in motion the deployment of the fifth generation (5G) technology,…
- 26 Apr 2021
Ensure Mobile Devices You Purchase are Type-Approved- NCC Appeals to Nigerians
In line with its mission of supporting a market driven Communications industry and promoting universal access, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Nigerian telecommunications…
- 24 Jan 2020
Facebook Calls for Robust Infrastructure Deployment to Bolster Digital Culture, Seeks NCC Partnership
Facebook, a digital services provider has called for governments’ collaboration and partnership for infrastructure deployment to strengthen connectivity, enhance businesses and bolster citizens'…
- 19 Nov 2021
NCC Says Less than 3000 People Use Special Numbers in Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that less than 3,000 people are using introducing Special Number Service (SNS). The Special Number Service was introduced 15 years ago. Because of…