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- 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…
- 14 Feb 2020
Minister Urges New NCC Board Chairman to Get Down to Work
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has given Prof. Adeolu Akande, new chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), a…
- 19 May 2026
Maida, EVC NCC to Lead Speakers @ 17th Africa’s BoICT Merit & Leadership Lecture
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has has been confirmed as a Special Guest of Honour at this year’s Africa…
- 18 Oct 2021
NCC Tasks Licensees on Compliance with Telecoms Regulations, License Conditions
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of NCC, has enjoined telecom licensees to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and…
- 18 Jan 2024
NCC Mulls Regulation to Criminalize Use of Mobile Phones for Fraud
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) is tinkering with a regulation that will make it a criminal offence for anyone to use their mobile lines for fraud. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman, NCC…
- 5 Sept 2016
Nigeria ICT Sector Upbeat, Nets $35Bn FDI- NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday said that over $35 billion had been invested in the nation’s…
- 25 Jun 2020
Danbatta Redeploys 4 Directors @ NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has undertaken a major restructuring at its senior management cadre, in a bid to enable the commission…
- 25 Nov 2016
Ndukwe Chairs Panel of Judges for DS-IHUB Hackathon
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, chairman, OpenMedia and former, executive vice chairman of NCC has been appointed as chairman Panel of Judges for the 2016 Delta State ICT Hub (DSIHUB) DS-Open Innovation…
- 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…
- 27 Jul 2018
Broadband access critical for communication infrastructure policy – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria Communication Commission ( NCC), says broadband access is an important feature in communications infrastructure policy and should be treated as…
- 22 Mar 2015
Nigeria’s Teledensity Hits 100% -NCC
Dr Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman, Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), has said that Nigeria has achieved a teledensity of 100 per cent as at January 2015. Juwah, who was represented…
- 4 Nov 2020
Stakeholder Engagements Key to Broadband Implementation- NCC Boss
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that government is putting greater emphasis on continuous engagement of different stakeholders…
- 14 Feb 2020
Chart A New Roadmap for Nigerian Telecom Industry- Pantami Charges New NCC Board Chairman
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has given the new Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, a…
- 3 Aug 2016
Telcos in Trouble over Multiple Taxes- NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday lamented that multiple taxation and regulation, constraints in securing approval for right of…
- 19 Aug 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss Receives Distinguished Award from ATCON
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has received a Distinguished Award from the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).…
- 24 May 2020
NCC Reacts to Claims of Ejecting NDC from Abuja Building
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has denied throwing out Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NDC), from its building in Abuja. Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of NCC NCC made the…
- 24 Apr 2017
Nigeria Yet to Harvest Dividends of ICT Revolution – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says Nigeria has yet to acquire the full dividends of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT)…
- 21 Oct 2021
Nigerians Made 34m Emergency Calls in 8 Months- NCC
Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that Nigerians made about 34 million emergency calls between January and August 2021. Danbatta…
- 26 Jun 2023
Danbatta Lifts Platinum Award for NCC's Performance
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, at the weekend in Lagos, lifted the Platinum Award of the Nigeria Academy of Engineering (NAEng.) being a reward for his…
- 3 Jul 2018
Internet Users Hit 103m in May- NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on has described the growth of the internet as enormous as the number of users reaching 103 million in May.…
- 8 Nov 2020
FIRS, NCC, ATCON to Discuss e-Govt Strategies at Nigeria Summit
Mr. Muhammad Nami, the executive chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Mr. Olusola…
- 26 Aug 2016
Nigeria’s Broadband Penetration @ 13 Percent – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman and CEO, Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) on Friday said that presently, broadband penetration in the country was at 13 per cent. Danbatta…
- 27 May 2018
Unijos to Confer Honorary Doctorate Degree on Danbatta, NCC Boss
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is among the notable Nigerians that the University of Jos, Nigeria will confer an honorary degree on…
- 21 Jun 2020
NCC to Inaugurate SMP 2020-2024 on Tuesday
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will, on Tuesday, June, 23, unveil a five- year (2020-2024) Strategic Management Plan (SMP). Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of NCC This is…
- 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…
- 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…
- 20 Aug 2020
NCC’s Projects, Others Adding Value to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation Journey – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the various projects being executed by the Commission…
- 27 Nov 2023
Maida Urges Nokia to Invest in Nigeria's ICT Research and Development
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has requested Nokia Networks to increase its investments in Research and…
- 11 Sept 2019
Africa Holds the Ace in 5G Investments, Says NCC Boss
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that Africa holds the ace for 5G investment, going by its large number of unconnected population.…
- 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,…