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- 3 Aug 2016
Buhari Nominates Durojaiye as Chairman NCC, Others as Commissioners
President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm nominees into positions of Chairman, Executive Commissioner, and Non-Executive Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 30 Mar 2022
Pantami Inaugurates New NCC's Board Member, Tasks Commission on synergy, policy implementation
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has formally inaugurated Prof. Mansur Bindawa, as a non-executive commissioner on the Board of the Nigerian…
- 12 Jan 2017
Shittu Inaugurates NCC Board, Charges Them on Quality of Service
Worried by the downward slide in oil revenue in the international market, attention has been shifted to non-oil revenue to sustain the National economy, according to, Barristrer Adebayo Shittu,…
- 13 Aug 2025
Tinubu Strengthens Telecom Governance with NCC, USPF Board Appointments
President Bola Tinubu has appointment members into the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Universal Service Provision Fund, both under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation…
- 29 Jul 2021
Spectrum Pricing Regulations, Revised AOL will Strengthen Telecoms Market Structure, Enhance Competition - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the ongoing amendments to two major regulatory instruments of the Commission…
- 27 Jan 2017
Danbatta, NCC Boss in Enugu, Says Telcos Must Observe KPIs
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday paid a visit to the South East Zonal Office of the…
- 20 Mar 2012
Gwandu Chairs Another ITU Group
Dr Bashir Gwandu, executive commissioner in charge of technical services at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been elected the new chairman of the Commonwealth International…
- 20 Apr 2024
Tinubu Rejigs SEC Board, Makes New Appointments
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of some Nigerian professionals to the Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is contained in a statement issued by Ajuri…
- 23 Apr 2018
Regulator, Market Operators Mull e-IPOs
A committee comprising of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), Central Securities and Clearing System(CSCS), and six other organisations have been set up to…
- 30 Jun 2013
Gwandu, Ex-NCC Commissioner Speaks @ UK Parliament
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, former executive commissioner, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has been invited to speak at the forthcoming event being put together by prestigious Royal Academy of…
- 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…
- 10 Dec 2021
5G Deployment: NCC Conducts Mock Auction of 3.5 GHz Spectrum
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has successfully carried out a mock session for the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network in the…
- 12 Apr 2010
Ovations as Ndukwe Completes Tenure at NCC
Engr. Ernest Ndukwe,former executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has handed over to Engr. Stephen Bello, executive commissioner and most senior staff of the…
- 14 Dec 2021
5G: Mafab, MTN Emerge Winners in Nigeria's 3.5GHz Spectrum Auction
After 11 rounds of bidding that lasted eight hours, Mafab Communications Ltd and MTN Nigeria Plc, have emerged the two successful winners of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the…
- 12 Jan 2015
Oteh, SEC DG Ends Tenure Today
Ms Arunma Oteh, director-general, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will on today (Monday) officially bow out of office after spending the mandatory five years. She is expected to hand over to…
- 13 Dec 2023
Multiple Taxation Hinders Telecom Growth in Nigeria – NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said multiple taxation impedes the development of the telecoms industry and national economy. Adewolu Adeleke, executive commissioner, stakeholder…
- 23 Jul 2019
Buhari Taps Sunday Dare, NCC EC as Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Mr Sunday Dare, executive commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as the ministerial nominee from Oyo State.…
- 6 Nov 2017
Sunday Dare honored with Democracy Heroes Award
Organisers of Face of Democracy Nigeria Award (FDN) on Sunday night honored Mr. Sunday Dare, Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), with Democracy…
- 27 Sept 2019
Buhari Taps Adeleke Adewolu to Replace Sunday Dare on NCC Board
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the name of Adeleke Moronfolu Adewolu to the Senate for confirmation as Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The new…
- 10 Jun 2026
NCC Board Reviews Telecom Sector, Notes Progress in Network Expansion, Consumer Compensation
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended telecommunications operators for ongoing investments aimed at improving network coverage, capacity and quality of service…
- 28 Jun 2022
Ekweremadu: FG Probes Organ Donor’s Data Privacy Breach
Dr Vincent Olatunji, national commissioner and chief executive officer, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), has ordered an investigation into the use and public circulation of the personal data…
- 18 Mar 2022
NCC Partners Lagos Business School on Capacity Building
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Lagos Business School of Pan-Atlantic University are considering forging a partnership that will result in developing customised capacity building…
- 20 Aug 2021
NCC Board Pays Tribute to Late Board Chairman, Ahmed Joda in Yola
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has paid an official condolence visit to the family of Ahmed Joda, former Board Chairman of the Commission, in his country home in Yola,…
- 5 Nov 2025
NCC Board Gets Senate Nod to Steer Nigeria’s Digital Future
Senate has confirmed the appointment of Idris Ibikunle Olorunnimbe as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), following a successful screening by its Committee on…
- 10 May 2021
NCC Hosts SpaceX Delegation to Discuss Starlink Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has welcomed a delegation from SpaceX as it looks to extend connectivity across the country. Prof Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC NCC and SpaceX have been in talks…
- 29 May 2024
Senate Tasks SEC on Transparent Cryptocurrency Regulation
Senator Osita Izunaso, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, has urged the Federal Government to regulate cryptocurrency in order to offer some level of accountability and investor…
- 3 May 2020
Buhari Replaces NAICOM Commissioner
President Muhammadu Buhari, has, approved the appointment of Sunday Thomas as the substantive commissioner for Insurance/chief executive officer, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). His…
- 3 Oct 2025
NFVCB, NCC Partner Against Digital Piracy, Unlicensed Streaming
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has initiated talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to tackle digital piracy and the proliferation of unlicensed streaming platforms in…
- 15 Nov 2022
5G Auction Driven by Pursuit of Better Quality of Life, Not Revenue – Danbatta
Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said in Lagos, Tuesday, that the efforts by the Commission to timely auction available…
- 28 Nov 2012
Gwandu Loses Job in NCC Frequency Band Racketeering Saga
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, executive commissioner, (Technical Services), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) who exposed the frequency band racketeering at the NCC has been relieved of his duty by…