The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, visitors to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) pavilion and telecom consumers, who participated at the ‘NCC Special Day’ at the just concluded 42nd edition of the Kano International Trade Fair, 2021 in Kano State, have commended the Commission for its various consumer-centric initiatives. The royal father, who […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said leveraging the potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to automate service delivery should be the next frontier of excellent service delivery by public institutions in the country. Danbatta made this remark in a goodwill message presented on his […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that continuous dialogues between the regulator and its various licensees is central to finding lasting solutions to issues negatively impacting licensee’s compliance with extant regulations and challenging the growth of the telecoms industry. Danbatta stated this […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has declared that the Commission had committed over N200 million into the promotion of research and development (R&D) in order to drive innovation in the country’s telecommunications sector. Danbatta stated this during the prize presentation ceremony of […]
As the three-day 2021 Board and Management Retreat (BMR) organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was successfully concluded at the weekend, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has re-emphasised the confidence of the commission’s management to sustain support for its Board of Commissioners towards actualising […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday alerted telecom consumers and the general public in Nigeria about the discovery of a new Android malware named ‘AbstractEmu’, advising them on how to avoid its attack on their devices. The commission, in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, indicated that the malware […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that the 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 Information Memorandum (IM) presented by the commission at a stakeholder engagement forum organised on 5G spectrum in Lagos indicated it […]
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, at the weekend urged telecom licensees to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and other regulatory frameworks put in place by the commission to ensure a more competitive and sustainable telecoms sector in Nigeria. The EVC gave the […]
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 its 97 per cent readiness to begin full implementation. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, re-affirmed the status of the Commission’s 5G technology deployment at the annual African Tech […]
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has declared that three of the Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling security and insurgency; as well as to enhance spectrum availability to facilitate the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology. […]