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January 15, 2025 No Responses

Disconnect Zenith Bank, Fidelity, FCMB, Others, NCC Directs Telcos

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications companies (telcos) to disconnect the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) codes assigned to nine banks due to unpaid debts.In a statement issued by Reuben Muoka, NCC Director of Public Affairs, the commission...

September 13, 2024 No Responses

GOCOP Partners NCDMB, EMADEB, Dangote, NCAA, Setraco, UBA, NCC, Access Bank, Others For 2024 Conference

Partners for the eighth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) have begun to emerge with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Emadeb Group and Dangote Group leading the train of partners for the event...

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...

July 29, 2024 No Responses

NCC Orders Immediate Reactivation of Lines Affected by NIN-SIM Verification Issues

The Nigeria Communications Commission(NCC)has directed all mobile operators to reactivate all lines that were disconnected over the weekend.The NCC said it took the decision because the consumer is its priority.A statement issued by Reuben Muoka,NCC Director, ...

May 30, 2024 No Responses

NCC: A Digital Enabler Of The Renewed Hope Agenda

In Nigeria, a young tech-savvy and upwardly mobile population is teeming, and exploring derivable benefits of digital technologies. They are propelled by rapidly expanding internet access and steady broadband penetration, currently about 43 per cent. Our digit...

May 18, 2024 No Responses

NCC Suspends Issuance Of Virtual Operators Licence

The management of Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has temporarily suspended new licence issuance to operators in three categories. The categories affected include Mobile Virtual Network Operator Licence, Interconnect Exchange Licence and Value Added Se...

March 19, 2024 No Responses

NCC: Voice, Data Services Affected By Undersea Cable Cuts Restored

The management of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that voice, and data services affected by undersea cable cuts have been restored. A statement issued on Monday by the Director of Public Affairs in NCC, Reuben Muoka, said services have.....

February 29, 2024 No Responses

NCC To Telecom Consumers: Link NIN-SIM To Ensure Security

As part of measures to ensure national security, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Telecom Consumers to link their National Identification Number-Subscriber Identification Module (NIN-SIM). To this end, the Commission has directed all telec...

February 1, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Attains Steady Increase In Active Voice, Internet Subscription

Nigeria has witnessed a steady increase in active voice and internet subscriptions, including a drop in teledensity as contained in the latest telecommunications statistical indicators released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which have been a...

November 17, 2023 No Responses

Senate Confirms Maida As NCC Executive Vice Chairman

The Senate has 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 confirmed Thursday in Abuja by the Senate during its plenary session w...

November 15, 2023 2 Responses

At City Business News Summit, Maida Applauds Project Train 3M On ICT Skills

The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has applauded the proposal by the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to enlist and train three million Nigerians over a perio...

October 27, 2023 No Responses

Winners Emerge In NCC Talent Hunt

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Three tech start-ups on Thursday, in Abuja, emerged winners of the 2023 Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) Talent Hunt Research through Hackathon. There were 81 entries, from which 12 were shortlisted to partic...

October 13, 2023 No Responses

NCC Restores Regulatory Services To Globacom

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has restored regulatory services to one of its licensees, Globacom Limited after it successfully cleared its outstanding debt obligations to the Commission for unpaid Spectrum Fees, Numbering Fees and Annual Operatin...

October 12, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints New CEOs For NCC, NIPOST, Others

President Bola Tinubu has appointed five new Chief Executive Officers across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy. In a statement on Wednesday, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngel...