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- 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…
- 29 Oct 2021
NCC Holds Valedictory Forum for Exemplary, Retiring Staff, Osmund Omulu
Members of staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) converged in the Conference Room of the Commission’s Head Office recently, to honour Osmund Omulu, a staff of the Commission, who is…
- 14 Dec 2012
NCC Blames Exchanges, Others for High Indebtedness
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has attributed the high incidence of interconnection indebtedness in the telecommunications industry to inability of Interconnect exchanges to pay operators…
- 19 Mar 2018
NCC to Regulate Use of Satellite Communications
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the commission would create a legal framework to regulate the use of satellite communications…
- 16 Mar 2018
NCC Moves to Regulate Use of Satellite Communications Services
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the commission would create a legal framework to regulate the use of satellite communications services and…
- 15 Jul 2015
NCC Threatens N10m Fine on Operators for Unauthorised Ads, Promos
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would impose N10 million fine on any service provider that violates the Commission’s guidelines on the promotion of adverts in the telecoms networks. Eugene…
- 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…
- 23 Jan 2018
6 Telecom Firms May Lose Licences over Call masking
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) may suspend the operational licenses of six companies implicated for their alleged involvement in call masking- a technique used to allow SMS to be sent or…
- 2 Nov 2018
NCC Establishes Industry Code to Regulate Internet Access
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has concluded plans to establish internet industry code of practice to regulate internet access and services in the country. Prof. Umar Danbatta,…
- 26 Mar 2019
NCC Urges Licensees to Comply with Regulations
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged its licensees to comply with applicable regulatory instruments of the commission to ensure quality service and consumer protection. Prof.…
- 2 Jun 2019
NCC Hosts Maiden Edition of Emerging Telecoms Technologies Research and ICT Innovation Forum
The Nigerian Communications Commission is set for its maiden edition of the Emerging Telecoms Technologies Research and ICT Innovation forum which will hold at Tayo Aderinokun Hall by Unilag Guest…
- 18 Mar 2020
NCC Sensitises Lawyers on Telecoms Regulation, Urges them to Specialise in Telecoms Laws
To sustain the contribution of telecommunications and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to Nigeria’s economic growth, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a…
- 26 Apr 2020
How NCC Stopped $3Bn Call Masking Revenue Fraud In Nigeria
The masking of foreign calls with local phone numbers was illegal, a security risk and also a threat to the revenue base of major mobile network operators (MNOs) whose networks were bypassed for such…
- 8 Jun 2020
Pantami Tasks Danbatta, NCC on Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has charged Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as the executive vice chairman (EVC)/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 21 Sept 2020
NCC Moves to Review International Termination Rate for Voice Services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on a cost-based study to set the new pricing regime for mobile international termination rate (ITR) for inbound international voice calls in…
- 10 Jun 2021
NCC Concludes Cost-Based Study on International Termination Rate Determination
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded the process for determining the cost-based price of Mobile International Termination Rate (ITR) to ensure healthy competition on traffic…
- 29 Oct 2021
NCC Overhauls Regulatory Instruments, Management Tools for Operational Efficiency
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it is adjusting regulatory instruments and management tools to ensure regulations are fit for future imperatives of a robust telecoms sector. L-R:…
- 18 Nov 2021
NCC to Resolve High Rates with Special Numbering Service
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has engaged relevant stakeholders in the Special Numbering Service (SNS) Segment as it continues to receive complaints of ineffective use and high rate of…
- 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…
- 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…
- 13 Dec 2022
NCC Seeks Identification, Elimination of Risks in Telecom Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on a regulatory step to sensitize the industry about the need for proper and continuous risk identification with the view to managing such…
- 19 Aug 2015
NCC Says Defective SIM Cards Threaten National Security
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it has blocked about 10.7 million telephone lines in the last two weeks in the ongoing de-activation of pre-registered Subscribers Identification…
- 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…
- 1 Sept 2015
NCC Fines GSM Firms N120.4m for Unregistered SIM Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has imposed fines totalling N120. 4 million on MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Airtel and Etisalat for failing to fully comply with the directive to deactivate…
- 16 Mar 2016
Why NCC Lifted Regulatory Embargo on MTN Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that lifting of the ban on regulatory services it placed on MTN Nigeria for several regulatory infractions is in no way related to the fine the…
- 24 Feb 2017
Confusion as Thugs Vandalise MTN Office over Xenophobia Attacks
MTN Nigeria’s office in Abuja was attacked by some suspected thugs on Thursday in reprisal to the xenophobia attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The thugs, according to reports, catered away…
- 5 Nov 2017
FG Clamps Down on Online Newspapers, Others
Federal government has begun secret moves that will see a number of online newspapers, blogs and websites perceived to constitute “threat to national security” permanently shut dow, according to the…