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November 11, 2024 No Responses

Gwandu Tasks African Countries 600MHz Mobile Spectrum Allocations

Dr. Bashir Gwandu, former Acting Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and former EVC/CEO, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has urged African countries to unite and work together to secure 600 megahertz (MHz) band...

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 9, 2024 No Responses

Glo, MTN Resolve Interconnect Debt Dispute

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is pleased to announce that the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. (MTN) and Globacom Limited (Globacom) has been amicably resolved. NCC in a statement issued by Reuben Muoka, Director...

December 9, 2023 No Responses

Maida: Competition Key In Telecom Sector

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, has said competition is key to the healthy growth of the telecoms sector. Maida, who spoke on Wednesday when he received a delegation of manageme...

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...

July 6, 2023 No Responses

Danbatta Explains $75.6b Telecoms Investment In Nigeria

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has announced that the investment profile in the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment...

December 14, 2022 No Responses

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...

October 4, 2022 No Responses

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...

September 21, 2022 No Responses

NCC Deploys 84 IT Projects To Support Persons With Disabilities,

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has deployed 84 assistive Information Technology projects at different locations in Nigeria to support people with special needs while supporting policies that enable disadvantaged members of the society to liv...

September 12, 2022 No Responses

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...

February 21, 2022 No Responses

FCTA, NCC Partner On 5G Deployment In FCT

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has expressed the readiness of the FCT Administration to partner with the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on deployment of 5G broadband in the territory. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the mi...

February 9, 2022 No Responses

Union Threatens To Disrupt MTN Service, Gives 14-Day Ultimatum

The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has threatened to disrupt MTN Nigeria telecommunications service if the union’s demands were not met by Feb. 23, 2022. The PTECSSAN President, Mr Opeyemi T...

February 5, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Africa Boosts Nine Months Revenue By 21.7%

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, Airtel Africa Plc declared revenue growth of $3.49 million, representing a growth of 21.7 per cent when compared with $2.87 million recorded in the comparative period of 2020. A statement issued by ...

January 28, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Africa Joins FTSE 100

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The London Stock Exchange, on Thursday, announced that Airtel Africa plc will be joining the FTSE100 on Monday, 31 January, 2022. AIrtel Africa in a statement explained that through its mobile teleco...