Tag: Telecoms News

NCC Seeks Identification, Elimination Of Risks In Telecom Sector 
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...
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Pantami Decries Illegal Use Of Radio Frequency Spectrum 
December 3, 2022 No Responses

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...
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NCC, NSCDC  Strengthen Partnership To Tackle Crimes In Telecoms Sector
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...
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FG Sets To Implement 5% Excise Duty On Telecom Services
July 29, 2022 No Responses

FG Sets To Implement 5% Excise Duty On Telecom Services

Nigerians will soon start paying 12.5 per cent tax on telecommunications services as the Federal Government plans to implement a five per cent inclusive excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria.  The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planni...
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Airtel Nigeria Appoints Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as New Human Resources Director 
July 17, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Nigeria Appoints Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as New Human Resources Director 

Airtel Nigeria, telecommunications services provider has appointed Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as Director of Human Resources and Administration.  Airtel in a statement on Saturday said that in her new role, Ayo-Elias would be responsible for driving the communica...
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As IoT Beckons, Pantami Assures Of Proactive Regulation
July 15, 2022 No Responses

As IoT Beckons, Pantami Assures Of Proactive Regulation

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, on Thursday in Lagos, assured the nation that Nigeria’s telecom regulatory framework has been designed to address the challenges that may arrive with the advancement of the Internet o...
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5G: NCC Carries Out Successful Mock Auction of 3.5 GHz Spectrum
December 11, 2021 No Responses

5G: NCC Carries Out Successful Mock Auction of 3.5 GHz Spectrum

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has successfully carried out a mock session for the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network in the country.   According to a statement issued by NCC Dir...
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Danbatta: Continuous Dialogue Critical To Tackling Telecoms Industry Challenges
November 29, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta: Continuous Dialogue Critical To Tackling Telecoms Industry Challenges

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that continuous dialogues between the regulator and its various licensees is central to finding lasting solutions to is...
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MTN Nigeria Completes N200b Bond Issuance
November 4, 2021 No Responses

MTN Nigeria Completes N200b Bond Issuance

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has successfully completed the issuance of its N89.99 billion Series II 10-Year 12.75 percent Fixed Rate Bonds due 2031.  In a notice to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Thursday, MTN Nigeria explained that the issuance was...
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5G: NCC Restates 97% Readiness Level
October 16, 2021 No Responses

5G: NCC Restates 97% Readiness Level

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) plan for Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in the country continues to gather momentum with the Commission confirming that its readiness to begin full implementation is at 97 percent.The Executive ...
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Airtel Africa Appoints Gebreyes As Non-Executive Director
October 12, 2021 No Responses

Airtel Africa Appoints Gebreyes As Non-Executive Director

Airtel Africa Plc, a telecommunications and mobile money services company, has announced the appointment of Ms Tsega Gebreyes as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.  This is contained in a notice signed by Airtel Africa’s Compan...
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NCC’s Outreach Programme, Campus Conversation, Debuts in Abuja
October 6, 2021 No Responses

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...
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Minister Lauds NCC, Others On N1.05tri Revenue
August 20, 2021 No Responses

Minister Lauds NCC, Others On N1.05tri Revenue

The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and its departments and agencies have collectively generated a total of N1.05 trillion in the last two years.Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this on Thursday d...
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NCC, NESG Mull Collaboration
August 11, 2021 No Responses

NCC, NESG Mull Collaboration

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) are considering possible areas of increasing collaboration to enhance the impact and contribution of the telecommunications sector on Nigeria’s socio-economic developme...
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