THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied claims of telephone tracking and leakage leveled against it in some quarters of the media. NCC, in a statement, signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, Tuesday, said it has been inundated with enquiries by the media on allegations of telephone “tracking” and “leakage” made...
Read MoreTELECOMMUNICATION operators activated additional 953,192 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in February to push active telephone lines in the country to 227 million from 325 million connected lines since the telecoms revolution began in Nigeria. The new figure was a slight departure from the 226 million recorded in the first month of the year....
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it would continue to consult stakeholders on issues affecting telecommunication services deployments and developments, in line with its culture of inclusiveness, collaboration and partnership as predicated in its strategic focus. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission (EVC), Professor Garba Danbatta, represented by the Commission’s Director of...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned those looking to acquire pirated software and resources that they risk becoming victims of cybercriminal gangs that are using AI-generated YouTube videos to distribute malware. NCC-CSIRT further warned in its advisory that the consequences of falling victim can be significant for individuals...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has restated its commitment to ensuring safer and improved Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration and management in the country. As such, NCC said in line with the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003 and the Nigerian Communications Commission (Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations) 2011, any individual or group involved...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecoms sub-sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies. Minister of...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso AS part of moves to sanitise the environment, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed plans to commence activities that will result in the formulation of a regulation on E-Waste in Nigeria. NCC noted that currently, the global concern for the regulation of e-waste is two-pronged, which include the acute...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the advent of the Fifth-Generation (5G) network and its expansion in the country would drive increased energy consumption in the country. Specifically, NCC said wireless service coverage requirement for 5G service will trigger high demand for data services, which will result in increased energy consumption for...
Read MoreMACRO economic challenges including inflation and forex challenge, especially dollar shortage have impacted the smartphone market in Nigeria. The International Data Corporation (IDC) informed that Nigeria’s smartphone market declined 32.1 per cent year-on-year in Q4 2022 due to sustained high inflation and a shortage of U.S. dollars in the country. Largely,...
Read MoreFOUNDRY, an initiative of the Nest Innovation Technology Park, supporting businesses – both Start-up founders and SMEs, empowered over 500 SMEs and 40 startups, and providing grants to profitable and resourceful SMEs to scale across Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. The initiative plans to extend its reach to 5000 SMEs and 200 startups...
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