Category: Telecomms

MTN Nigeria Secures Approval For N89.9b Bond
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 Nigeria Company Secretary and sent to the Nigerian Exchange...
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NCC Inaugurates Incident Response Facility
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...
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5G: NCC Set To Auction Five Slots
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...
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NCC’s Outreach Programme, Campus Conversation, Debuts in Abuja
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...
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Airtel Africa To Buyout Nigerian Minority Shareholding
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...
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Pantami To Nigerians: Do Not Use 5G Technology Against National Unity
October 1, 2021 No Responses

Pantami To Nigerians: Do Not Use 5G Technology Against National Unity

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has urged Nigerians not to use the proposed Fifth Generation (5G) Technology against the unity of the nation.  Pantami made the appeal at the virtual, 10th edition of the Nigeria...
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NCC Launches Telecom Campus Conversation Forum In UniAbuja
October 1, 2021 No Responses

NCC Launches Telecom Campus Conversation Forum In UniAbuja

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched Telecom Campus Conversation Forum as a way of expanding the scope of its consumer enlightenment programme.  NCC, on Thursday in Abuja, said, the new initiative was targeted at creating awareness fo...
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NIN-SIM Integration: NCC Sensitizes Telecom Consumers On October 31 Deadline
October 1, 2021 No Responses

NIN-SIM Integration: NCC Sensitizes Telecom Consumers On October 31 Deadline

The management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reminded telecoms consumers to link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) before the expiration of the deadline of October 31, 2021 set by the Fe...
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Advancing Internet Connectivity, Safety
September 29, 2021 No Responses

Advancing Internet Connectivity, Safety

Ongoing growth in information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been a success story in Nigeria and other locations, especially within the African Continent.   According to experts, one of the significant achievements of ICT is the robust development of...
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Active Mobile Subscription In Nigeria Hits 189m In August
September 29, 2021 No Responses

Active Mobile Subscription In Nigeria Hits 189m In August

Active mobile telephone subscription in Nigeria is 189 million as at August 2021.   According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the breakdown of the statistics indicates that active mobile subscriptions across the networks of MTN, GLobacom, Ai...
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Kaduna Shuts Down Telecom Services
September 29, 2021 No Responses

Kaduna Shuts Down Telecom Services

As part of measures to check the influx of bandits from Zamfara and Katsina States, the Kaduna State Government has directed the shutdown of telecommunications services  Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who re-echoe...
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Nigeria To Deploy 5G Network In 2022
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria To Deploy 5G Network In 2022

The Five Generation (5G) network will be deployed in Nigeria in January 2022,  and will aid surveillance against vandalism of public assets, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy,  Mr Isa Pantami, has said   The minister disclo...
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NCC Task Stakeholders On Digital Economy
September 22, 2021 No Responses

NCC Task Stakeholders On Digital Economy

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the digital economy has the potentials and offers opportunities for diversification from the oil and gas economy to put Nigeria on the global map of digitally prosperous nations of the world.  Prof. Umar D...
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Danbatta, Ndiaye, Hoist Senegal’s Flag At WATRA Secretariat
September 20, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta, Ndiaye, Hoist Senegal’s Flag At WATRA Secretariat

An event of historical significance took place in Maitama, Abuja on 16th September 2021, as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, joined His Excellency, Bab...
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