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August 29, 2024 No Responses

NCC Announces Final Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage Compliance

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced significant progress in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs). A statement issued by NCC Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka on Wednesday explained...

February 5, 2024 No Responses

NLNG Trains Women Journalists On Digital Communication Skills

Nigeria LNG Limited has concluded another edition in the series of #NLNGChangeYourStory workshops, focusing on arming women journalists with cutting-edge digital communication and social media skills for reporting gender-based issues. From 30th Jan...

December 5, 2023 No Responses

Maida Pledges Support For Meta On Undersea Cable Initiative

Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, during a visit by Meta’s delegation to the Commission in Abuja Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NC...

May 9, 2023 No Responses

Airtel Pays NCC N58.7b For Spectrum License Renewal

Airtel Nigeria, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa has paid N58.7 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to renew its 2×10 MHz 2100 MHz spectrum license. A statement to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) signed by Company Secretary Simon O’Hara...

November 24, 2021 No Responses

SIFAX Group, Head Communications Bag BrandCom Awards

For its phenomenal growth and impactful service delivery in the course of the year, SIFAX Group, a group of companies with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Haulage & Logistics, Financial Services and Hospitality, has won the Most Outst...

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...

September 28, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Approves 159 New Radio, Television Stations

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval to 159 companies, communities and institutions of higher learning to operate radio and television stations. Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam Balarabe Ilelah, made the disclosu...

September 10, 2021 No Responses

NACCIMA Seeks Support For 5G Network

The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has welcomed the approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the Fifth Generation Network, commonly referred to as 5G technology. Its Director-General, Amb. Ay...

August 7, 2021 No Responses

Cyber-Security Surveys: NCC Seeks Participation

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for participation in its 2021 cybersecurity surveys. NCC, the independent regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria in a notice on its website on Friday explained that the C...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

All Set For APPEALS Project Development Communication Workshop

All is now set for the World Bank’s Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) training workshop for Journalists and other stakeholders. Tagged: “Workshop on Development Communication: Case Study o...

July 21, 2021 No Responses

NCC Seeks Input Into Draft On Annual Operating Levy, Frequency Spectrum Fees

The management of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)has called for input into the draft on annual operating levy and frequency spectrum (fees and pricing, among others). The Act empowers the NCC to periodically review sundry issues relating to its primar...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta Pledges Enabling Environment For 5G Deployment

The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to provide an enabling environment for Fifth Generation Technology (5G) deplo...

July 13, 2021 No Responses

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...

July 10, 2021 No Responses

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...