Nigerian News Leader
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By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasised that telecommunications consumers in Nigeria have a major role to play in complementing efforts being put in place to ensure the effective protection of telecommunications infrastructure.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) officially informed telecoms consumers, whose Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are barred from making calls, that affected the SIMs will not be unbarred by the service providers until they are linked with the National Identification Numbers (NINs) of the SIM holders.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
Consistent with its recognition of the academia as a central stakeholder in its commitment to linkages and the local development sphere of Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded fresh research grants and endowed professorial chairs in some Nigerian universities in the sum of N233 million.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday, awarded the sum of N172,532,040 to selected 13 Universities in Nigeria to boost Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) development.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
Having successfully piloted the affairs of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) as Chairman in the last year, Nigeria has handed over the mantle of leadership of the Assembly to the Republic of Guinea.
* Commends Nigerians For Compliance With NIN-SIM Linkage Exercise
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended Nigerians and Legal Residents for their support during the exercise to link National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM).
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
The Computer Security Incidents Response Team (CSIRT) set up by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the telecoms sector, has discovered two new separate cyber threats targeting Windows Platforms and a particular kind of routers respectively.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has backed the 2022 edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum (NDSF) on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), scheduled for Thursday, June 9, at the prestigious Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Lagos, with the theme: ‘5G: Enthroning Internet Governance for Digital Economy.’
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
The Federal Government had approved the extension of the NIN-SIM linkage deadline to the 31st of March, 2022.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has expressed deep about the shutting down of telecommunications facilities in Kogi State as a result of disputes arising from unusual taxes and levies demanded by the Kogi State Government through Its Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS).
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has formally inaugurated Prof. Mansur Bindawa, as a non-executive commissioner on the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by administering the oath of office on the new appointee.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) vast experience as a long-standing member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has served as a booster to the Commission in its effective implementation of government policies, and in stimulating regulatory initiatives focused on advancing Nigeria’s digital transformation. The NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said.
