NCC Showcases Indigenous Telecom Achievements At NTICE 2023 Expo

NCC Showcases Indigenous Telecom Achievements At NTICE 2023 Expo

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023), which holds in Lagos...
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Danbatta Bags APPON Award, Assures of Broadband Support for e-Procurement

Danbatta Bags APPON Award, Assures of Broadband Support for e-Procurement

The Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON) has conferred the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, with the “Excellent Service Delivery and A...
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Telecom Sector Contributes N2.508Tri To Nigeria’s GDP

Telecom Sector Contributes N2.508Tri To Nigeria’s GDP

The telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has, in the first quarter 2023, delivered a handsome N2.508 trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent.  F...
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Airtel Nigeria Gets New MD/CEO

Airtel Nigeria Gets New MD/CEO

Airtel Africa has announced the appointment of Carl Cruz as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria. The appointment which takes effect from 5th May 2023, will also see Mr. Cruz join the Executive Committee as the Regional...
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Broadband Penetration Hits 44.5% As NCC Reviews Short Code Services

Broadband Penetration Hits 44.5% As NCC Reviews Short Code Services

Nigeria’s broadband usage has continued on the rise, moving up from 40.9 per cent in February 2022 to 44.5 per cent in July 2022, a figure considered hopeful for achieving the national broadband target of 70 per cent in 2025. ...
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Court Orders MTN, NELMCO To Pay N200m To Victim Of Amputation

Court Orders MTN, NELMCO To Pay N200m To Victim Of Amputation

A High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State, on Monday ordered MTN Telecommunications limited and Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Limited/GTE (NELMCO), to pay N200m to Hamsatu Abdullahi for negligence.  Justice M. Lawu Lawan said: “I hold that the pla...
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NCC: Telecomm Based Research Designed To Attain Capacity Development, Others

NCC: Telecomm Based Research Designed To Attain Capacity Development, Others

The Telecommunications-based research Innovations from Academics in the Nigerian Tertiary Institutions programme is designed to achieve outlined goals, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has said.   In a notice published on its website and obtai...
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High Expectations As 5G Beckons In Nigeria

High Expectations As 5G Beckons In Nigeria

Technically, all is now set for the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) Networks in Nigeria.    However, the chief telecom regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is awaiting final approval from...
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NCC Cautions Stakeholders Against Unofficial Statistics

NCC Cautions Stakeholders Against Unofficial Statistics

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has cautioned all stakeholders in the industry to against embrassing any statistics or forecast on activities in the industry, except statistics, projections, or forecast that emanate from the the National Bureau o...
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CJN Lauds NCC, Reiterates Support For Telecom Sector

CJN Lauds NCC, Reiterates Support For Telecom Sector

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman, Board of Governors of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Justice Tanko Muhammad has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Judiciary to the development of telecommunications sector.&nb...
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Danbatta, Others Celebrate Retired Deputy Director, Jerry Ugwu

Danbatta, Others Celebrate Retired Deputy Director, Jerry Ugwu

The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta and other staff of the Commission, have commended the dedication, hard work and outstanding work ethics demonstrated by Jerry Ugwu, a Deputy Director, who recent...
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Economist Lauds Danbatta On N150b Spectrum Fees In Five Months

Economist Lauds Danbatta On N150b Spectrum Fees In Five Months

An economist, Dr Matthew Otoide has commended the board, management and staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for exceeding its projected revenue from spectrum license fees for 2021 from N36 billion to N150bil...
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NCC Faults Report On Sales Of Three Million New Lines In Q1

NCC Faults Report On Sales Of Three Million New Lines In Q1

The management of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied reports that three million sim cards were sold in the first quarter of 2021. The Commission in a statement explained that it was impossible to have recorded such sales when the ban...
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National Roaming: NCC Issues Regulatory Framework

National Roaming: NCC Issues Regulatory Framework

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued regulatory guidelines on national roaming services  According to NCC, only certified roaming providers would have their request attended to under the National Roaming Agreement (NRA), for a duration of ...
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