Tag: Telecommunications
At NDSF 2023, Stakeholders Restate Importance Of 5G Services
Stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry have restated the value of the Fifth Generation (5G) services, especially on the positive use of the internet to ease connectivity.They also noted that 5G technology has enhanced capab...
NCC Seeks Identification, Elimination Of Risks In Telecom Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on a regulatory step to sensitize the industry about the need for proper and continuous risk identification with the view to managing such risks before they affect the health of the industry. A...
Pantami Decries Illegal Use Of Radio Frequency Spectrum
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has frowned at the activities of illegal users of frequency spectrum in the domestic economy, noting that its constitute a huge economic loss to the country. He said...
Nigeria Re-Elected As ITU Council Member
Nigeria has been re-elected as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency that oversees global telecommunication operations. A statement signed by Reuben Muoka, NCC Director, Publ...
NCC, NSCDC Strengthen Partnership To Tackle Crimes In Telecoms Sector
As part of measures to tackle criminal activities in the telecommunications industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has partnered with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). A statement issued by NCC’s Director of Publi...
Danbatta Elected Into Nigerian Academy Of Engineering Council
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has been elected to the Governing Council of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE), a step which signposts his outstandi...
Danbatta: Collaboration Is Key To 5G Deployment In Nigeria
Industry collaboration is very essential to the successful deployment of 5G Services in Nigeria, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said. Danbatta, who spoke in Lagos on Thursday, ...
5G Spectrum: NCC Issues Final Letters Of Licence Awards to MTN, Mafab Communications
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday confirmed issuance of the final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction conducted by the Commission on Mon...
Nigeria To Auction 5G Spectrum Dec 13, Explains Criteria
By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — Auction of the 3.5 Gigahertz (3.5 GHz) spectrum for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria will take place on December 13, 2021, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), disclosed on Satu...
Danbatta: Stakeholder Engagement Key To Broadband Implementation
The government is putting greater emphasis on the continuous engagement of different stakeholders to secure their buy-in towards achieving the targets of the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP), 2020-2025, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Commun...
Danbatta: NCC’s Regulatory Instruments Set To Facilitate 5G Deployment, Tackle Insecurity
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has declared that three of the Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling securi...
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...
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...