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August 3, 2021 No Responses

NCC: MTN’s Unified Access Service Licence Yet To Be Renewed

The management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been described as an untrue report of the renewal of MTN Nigeria Unified Access Service Licence ((UASL). A statement issued by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs said: “The attention of...

July 31, 2021 No Responses

Revisiting NCC’s Capacity Building For Judges

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — For the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the annual capacity building workshop for judges is key to the development and growth of the telecommunications sector. Conceptualized 17 year ago, ...

July 30, 2021 No Responses

NCC reiterates Commitment To Boost Broadband Technology

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to collaborate with stakeholders as part of measures to ensure faster development of broadband infrastructure technologies in the country. The Executive Vice C...

July 28, 2021 No Responses

Opinion: Electronic Transmission Of Results: The Joke Is On NASS, INEC, Not NCC

By Aliyu Momodu — In the heat of the debate over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the propriety and workability of electronic transmission of result, the House of Representatives invited the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the nation’s t...

July 28, 2021 No Responses

NCC Boosts Broadband Penetration From 6% In 2015 To 45% In 2021

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has grown broadband penetration in Nigeria from less than 6% in 2015 to 45% in 2021. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Office...

July 27, 2021 No Responses

NCC To Strengthen Judicial Collaboration In Tackling Telecoms Service Challenges

Group Photo of Dabatta, NCC staff and the visiting members of Kano State Judiciary. As part of measures to further protect telecoms infrastructure in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has restated its commitment to cont...

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 20, 2021 No Responses

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...

July 19, 2021 No Responses

NCC: Airtel Yet To Renew License

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is yet to renew Airtel’s Mobile Operating License. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement on Sunday said the attention of the NCC was drawn to a rece...

July 17, 2021 No Responses

NCC: Only 50% Of Polling Units Have 3G Network

Only about 50 per cent of polling units in the country has 3G network that can transmit elections results electronically, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said on Friday. Addressing the House of Representatives in Abuja, leader of the ...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

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...

July 13, 2021 No Responses

Entries For NCC’s 2021 National Essay Competition Ends July 30

Entries for the 3rd National Essay Competition of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ends Friday, 30th July, 2021. Titled:5G Technology: Opportunities & Challenges, the competition now in its third edition is designed to inspir...

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...