The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that current efforts of the commission to facilitate deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyze the innovativeness and creativity of the entertainment industry in Nigeria. Danbatta, who stated this in a keynote address […]
The National Task Force on the National Identity Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration on Tuesday explained why the Federal Government extended registration for the NIN by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for verification across the […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced the assignment of new 357.53 million telephone numbers to telecommunications operators for subscription by users nationwide. The commission, which made the disclosure in its Q3 2020 National Numbering Plan (NNP) released on Tuesday, indicated that the new telephones numbers and belonged to about 32 licensed telecom operators and were […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reported that over eight million telecommunication services subscribers were illegally connected by telecom operators for value added services (VAS) without their consent or knowledge. The industry regulator discovered the illegal act of the operators after conducting in last December an audit exercise on forceful mass activations of telecoms subscribers […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled plans to introduce an Internet Industry Code of Practice in furtherance of its sustained efforts to combat the menace and make Nigeria’s internet space safer for users. The commission projected that the implementation of the policy would curb the increasing spate of cybercrimes and would also protect the […]
Nigeria’s telecommunications industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend said that it had modified the process of replacing SIM cards. The Director of Zonal Operations of the commission, Mrs. Amina Shehu, who gave this hint at a Consumer Conversation Programme in Lafia, Nasarawa State, explained that the step was necessitated by the […]
The Executive Vice- Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has disclosed the suspension of the allocation by the commission of frequency spectrums that are likely to be approved by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for 5G network services. Danbatta, who gave this hint on Tuesday at a Stakeholders Consultative Forum in […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reported that about 12 million telecommunications subscribers have asked service providers not to disturb them with unsolicited text messages and calls. The commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this disclosure when he met with Kano actors and film makers (popularly known as Kannywood) in Kano. While urging […]
The Federal Government on Monday restated its determination to anchor major ongoing economic growth agenda, including the diversification of the nation’s economic base, on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) tools and solutions. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Communications, Mrs. Nkechi Ejele, made this disclosure at the opening ceremony of the sixth Regular […]
The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have unveiled plans to collaborate on critical areas of digital inclusion, cyber security and capacity building as a strategic step towards improving Nigeria’s competitiveness in the rapidly growing global digital economy. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, gave […]