The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday disclosed that the number of Internet users in the country rose to 103 million in May. The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, gave this hint in Abuja at the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) 2018 with the theme ‘Internet: An Enabler for Good Governance’. […]
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NCC To Sanction Telcos Over Illegal Data Renewal
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has threatened to sanction any telecommunications service provider in the country who indulges in automatic or unwarranted renewal of data packages without the consent of the subscribers N5 million penalty. The Commission’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, expressed the regulatory institution’s position on the issue at the first […]
NCC Remits N49.7bn Into Federation Account In Q1, 2018
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said that it remitted N49.7 billion to the Federal Government in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Tony Ojobo, who made the closure in a statement, indicated that the figure represented the “Payment on Account” in respect of operating surplus […]
National Roaming Will Boost Rural Network Coverage – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that national roaming and active infrastructure sharing has the potential of ending rural-urban digital divide in the country. The NCC Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated this at a stakeholders’ forum on “Development of Framework for National Roaming and Active Infrastructure Sharing in Nigeria’’ held in Lagos. Danbatta, […]