Telecomms Archives — Page 6 of 17

November 5, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta: Stakeholder Engagement Key To Broadband Implementation

The government is putting greater emphasis on the continuous engagement of different stakeholders to secure their buy-in towards achieving the targets of the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP), 2020-2025, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof....

November 4, 2021 No Responses

MTN Nigeria Completes N200b Bond Issuance

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has successfully completed the issuance of its N89.99 billion Series II 10-Year 12.75 percent Fixed Rate Bonds due 2031. In a notice to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Thursday, MTN Nigeria explained that the issuance was...

November 3, 2021 No Responses

5G: NCC Hosts Stakeholder Engagement

As part of activities lined up for the implementation of the Fifth Generation (5G) Technology Deployment in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host stakeholder engagement forum A statement issued by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde,...

October 28, 2021 No Responses

NCC, WATRA To Combat e-Fraud, Standardise Regional Roaming Tariffs

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other telecoms regulators under the auspices of West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA) are set to develop technical and regulatory modalities aimed at combating rising wave of electronic frauds, and s...

October 18, 2021 No Responses

NCC Tasks Licensees On Compliance, Pledges Support For Small Operators

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has enjoined telecom licensees to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislation and other regulatory frameworks put in place by the Commission ...

October 16, 2021 No Responses

5G: NCC Restates 97% Readiness Level

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) plan for Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in the country continues to gather momentum with the Commission confirming that its readiness to begin full implementation is at 97 percent.The Executive ...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

Airtel Africa Appoints Gebreyes As Non-Executive Director

Airtel Africa Plc, a telecommunications and mobile money services company, has announced the appointment of Ms Tsega Gebreyes as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. This is contained in a notice signed by Airtel Africa’s Compan...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta: NCC’s Regulatory Instruments Set To Facilitate 5G Deployment, Tackle Insecurity

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has declared that three of the Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling securi...

October 10, 2021 No Responses

NCC Reiterates Support For e-Government, Others

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has highlighted the various regulatory measures of the Commission toward deepening the adoption of e-Government and other Internet-driven services in the co...

October 8, 2021 No Responses

MTN Nigeria Secures Approval For N89.9b Bond

By ebosele@hotmail.com — MTN Nigerian Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) has obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch Series II 10-Year Fixed Rate Bond. A notice issued by Uto Ukpanah, MTN Ni...

October 7, 2021 No Responses

NCC Inaugurates Incident Response Facility

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an incidence response facility aimed at addressing incidences of cybercrimes, protecting telecoms infrastructure and encouraging increased participation in nation’s digital economy.The NCC Center f...

October 6, 2021 No Responses

5G: NCC Set To Auction Five Slots

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to auction five slots of spectrum for deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology. Prof. Umar Dambatta, NCC Executive Vice-Chairman, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during the public hearing a...

October 6, 2021 No Responses

NCC’s Outreach Programme, Campus Conversation, Debuts in Abuja

Following the restructuring and re-branding of its existing consumer outreach programmes, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has held the maiden edition of the Campus Conversation at the University of Abuja. Campus Conversation is featured as an impo...

October 5, 2021 No Responses

Airtel Africa To Buyout Nigerian Minority Shareholding

Airtel Africa has announced that its subsidiary, Airtel Networks Ltd., (Airtel Nigeria) has initiated a process to buy back 8.27 percent minority shareholdings at N55.81 per share. In a statement on Monday, the Group Company Secretary, Mr Simon O’Hara, ex...