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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 N150billion. In a chat with City Business News (www.citybusinessnews.com)...

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...

July 7, 2021 No Responses

National Roaming: NCC Issues Regulatory Framework

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued regulatory guidelines on national roaming services According to NCC, only certified roaming providers would have their request attended to under the National Roaming Agreement (NRA), for a duration of ...

July 4, 2021 No Responses

NCC Attains N150b Spectrum Fees In Five Months

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has exceeded its N36 billion projected revenue from spectrum license fees for 2021. A statement issued on Sunday by Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde explained that the Commission recorded ov...

June 21, 2021 No Responses

NCC Inaugurates Committee On Spectrum Auction For 5G Deployment

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — Following the Senate investigative hearing which gave the Fifth Generation (5G) technology a clean bill of health, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken a major proactive regulatory step by inaugura...

May 19, 2021 No Responses

NCC Resolves 99.2% Of Telecom Consumer Complaints In Q1

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has resolved 99.2 per cent of service-related complaints received from telecom consumers across the major network operators in Q1, 2021. According to the Q1, 2021 Report on Complaint Management issued by...

May 15, 2021 No Responses

NCC Commiserates With Board Chairman Over Daughter’s Passage

The Board, Management and entire staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) express grief and commiserate with the Chairman, Board of Commissioners of NCC, Prof. Adeolu Akande over the passage of his daughter, Miss...

May 7, 2021 No Responses

NCC Warns Telecom Consumers Against Sharing Cell Phone, NIN, SIM

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned telecom consumers not to share their cell phones, National Identity Number (NIN), and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards with others. Mr Efeosa Edehen, Director Consumer Affairs Bureau, NC...

May 6, 2021 No Responses

NCC Awaits FG’s Final Decision On 5G Deployment

The Nigerian Communications Commission is awaiting the Federal Government’s final decision on the deployment of the 5th Generation (5G) mobile network. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commissi...

April 30, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Lauds Ogunsanya’s Appointment As Airtel Africa CEO

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said with the elevation of Mr Segun Ogunsanya to Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa Plc, Nigeria’s flag has been hoisted proudly across the African skyline once again. Before his...

April 24, 2021 No Responses

Minister Unveils NCC’s Emergency Communication Centres In Enugu, Ogun

The Emergency Communication Centres (NCC) established by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in both Ogun and Enugu states have been commissioned by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. The two N...

June 8, 2020 No Responses

Airtel Africa Celebrates 10 Years Milestone With 110m Customers

Airtel Africa, a telecommunications provider in 14 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, celebrates its 10-year anniversary in June, the company said in a statement on Monday.The company said in the statement that over the past decade it had supported social tr...

May 29, 2020 No Responses

NCC Absolves Pantami Of Involvement In Office Space Allocation Controversy

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday said Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, is not involved in the process of offer of office allocation to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) at its Complex. In a...

May 22, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti, Oodua Infraco Seal 606km Broadband Infrastructure MoU

As part of plan to develop digital economy in Ekiti State, the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the O’odua Infraco Resources Limited to lay broadband infrastructure along 606 kilometers across the St...