NCC ACCELERATES BROADBAND PENETRATION TO BUSINESS OWNERS

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has reiterated the Commission’s commitment to continually drive initiatives that accelerate broadband deployment to increase penetration and make internet connection readily available to telecom consumers.

NCC ADVISES ON AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ANTI-VIRUSES TO AVOID VULNERABILITY

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised telecom consumers and other Information and Communications Technology (ICT) end-users on the need to always enable automatic update features for AVAST and AVG antiviruses to prevent potential cyber vulnerabilities.

NCC ADVISES PARENTS AGAINST CHILDREN'S UNCONTROLLED EXPOSURE TO ONLINE ACTIVITIES

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged parents and guardians to monitor and manage the engagement of their children online as the uncontrolled exposure to cyberspace is fraught with a lot of negativity to children's wellbeing.

NCC ALERTS ON FRAUDULENT LINKEDIN ACCOUNT IMPERSONATING ITS CEO/EVC, PROF UMAR DANBATTA

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted the public to an alleged fraudulent LinkedIn Account impersonating the person and office of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC)of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta.

NCC ALLAYS SUBSCRIBER'S FEARS ON SERVICE PROVIDER'S AGITATION FOR TARIFF INCREASE

• * Says No Tariff Hike Without Recourse To Empirical Studies

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has monitored with keen interest the deluge of reports in the media on the demand by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) ostensibly to increase tariffs of telecom services and has taken notes of the fears being expressed by telecom subscribers on the agitation.

NCC ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO FIXED LINES NUMBERING FORMAT

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in keeping with its responsibilities under the enabling law, the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, to manage Nigeria's numbering resources, has announced new numbering format for fixed lines.

NCC ANNOUNCES FINAL DEADLINE FOR NIN-SIM LINKAGE COMPLIANCE SEPTEMBER 14

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announce significant progress in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs).

NCC APPROVES REQUEST FOR TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS BY OPERATORS

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunications operators, will be granting approval for tariff adjustment requests by Network Operators in response to prevailing market conditions.

NCC AWARDS N172M RESEARCH GRANTS TO 13 UNIVERSITIES TO BOOST ICT DEVELOPMENT

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.

NCC BACKS 2022 NIGERIA DIGITALSENSE FORUM

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.’

NCC BAGS 2021 ITREALMS TELECOM E-WASTE REGULATOR AWARD

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has bagged the 2021 ITREALMS Telecom E-Waste Regulator Award.

The award was presented on behalf of the management of ITREALMS Media group by the president of the National Association of Telecom Subscribers (NATCOMS), Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, at the 2021 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue held on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Lagos.

NCC BOSS SAYS COMPETTION KEY IN TELECOM SECTOR

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The 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.

NCC BOSS, AMINU MAIDA, PROMISES SUPPORT FOR META ON UNDERSEA CABLE INITIATIVE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said the support of the Commission awaits law-abiding investors like Meta, (formerly Facebook), which responds positively to Nigeria's desire for investments that promote the agenda of government to achieve a robust digital economy.

NCC BOSS, AMINU MAIDA, SPEAKS DURING A PARTNERSHIP MoU WITH THE FCCPC CEO, TUNJI BELLO

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It is with great pleasure that I extend my warmest regards to all present on this remarkable occasion—the formal execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).

NCC BOSS, AMINU MAIDA, TO CHAIR SUPERNEWS CONFAB JUNE 13

By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Reporter)

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida will chair the SUPERNEWS Nigeria SMEs confab scheduled for June 13, 2024 at Radisson Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos at 10am prompt.

NCC BOSS, AMINU MAIDA, URGES NOKIA TO INVEST IN NIGERIA'S ICT R&D

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has requested Nokia Networks to increase its investments in Research and Development (R&D) to support the growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria.

NCC BOSS, DANBATTA, RECEIVES MULTIPLE AWARDS AT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENT

• * Commissions E-library At Mumbayya House

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

For Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the 2022 International Women’s Day became a day for acknowledging his role in women empowerment in the country, as numerous beneficiaries of his efforts decorated him with awards of recognition.

NCC BOSS, DANBATTA, SAYS TELECOMS INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA NOW 75.6 BILLION DOLLARS

• * As Sector Added N10.126 Trillion To GDP In 2022

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has officially announced that the investment profile in the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6 billion as of 2021.

NCC BOSS, DANBATTA, TO DELIVER FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY'S CONVOCATION LECTURE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Apparently spurred by the vision, objectives and successes of policies, programmes and projects instituted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to bridge the digital divide and encourage the youth to harness derivable benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the authority of the Fountain University, Osogbo (FUO), Osun State, has picked the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, to deliver 10th and 11th Convocation Lecture of the university.

NCC BOSS, DANBATTA, TO RECEIVE NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY ORDER MERIT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO INDUSTRY

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, will be conferred with the esteemed National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award, among other notable Nigerians.