The Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Mustapha, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a range of its telecom consumer protection initiatives, including the recent Village Square Dialogue (VSD), which held at the weekend in Yola, Adamawa State. Kakakin Adamawa, Prof. Abubakar Tahir, who represented Lamido Adamawa at the Consumer Conversation programme of the Commission with […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the country to comply with regulatory frameworks by the Commission towards ensuring security and safety of their networks for telecom consumers. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, gave the […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has debunked allegations of telephone “tracking” and “leakage” leveled against it by some individuals and groups in the social and alternative media, saying the allegations are mischievous and totally false The Commission, in a statement issued by its Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Muoka, expressed its concern about the spurious […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured telecom subscribers in the country that that no tariff increase will be effected by telecom services providers without due regulatory approval by it. The industry regulator in a statement by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, indicated that it had monitored with keen interest reports in the […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), as part of its commitment to enhance service delivery efficiency the nation’s telecom services. is set to deploy a Revenue Assurance Solution (RAS) in the telecommunication sector to ensure a more robust Annual Operating Levy (AOL) administration in the telecom industry. This subject matter was the focus of an industry […]
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 Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday alerted the public of the existence of a new hacking group orchestrating cyber espionage in the African telecoms space and warned users of Internet and other technology-powered highways to take precautions in order to avoid being victims. Specifically, the industry regulator identified the group as an Iranian hacking […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clarified the age requirement for SIM registration/ownership as provided for in its Reviewed/Draft Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, saying that the proposal does not disqualify Nigerians below 18 years of age from getting Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The commission, in a statement issued late Wednesday by its Director, Public […]
Following the re-structuring 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. The Campus Conversation is featured as an important part of NCC’s new Telecom Consumer Conversation (TCC). Speaking at the event, which held at the Main […]
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that the ongoing amendments to two major regulatory instruments of the Commission will help in strengthening and ensuring a fair and competitive telecoms market in the country. The two regulatory instruments are the Annual Operating Levy Regulations (AOL) and the Frequency […]