By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that in line with the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration exercise mandated by it, mobile operators as of December 2022 had registered 301,283,030 subscribers in the country. Specifically, NCC said MTN had registered 123.5 million; Globacom, 65.4 million; Airtel, 64.8 million; 9mobile, 46.1...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned traders and other stakeholders about the negative consequences of selling and purchasing phones and telecommunications gadgets that are not type approved by the Commission. The certification of telecoms devices used in the telecom sector is one of the mandates of the NCC as enshrined in the...
Read MoreTHE Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has advised businesses to adjust to the potential of disruptive technologies, which have been adopted across the globe for enhanced productivity and sustainability. He told industry leaders and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovators, who gathered at the 2023...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso Airtel and MTN Nigeria grew their service revenues by an average of 22.3 per cent in their 2023 half-year (H1) operations. Specifically, Airtel said its mobile services revenue in Nigeria was up by 23 per cent, while MTN recorded 21.6 per cent to N1.2 trillion. According to MTN in its unaudited...
Read MoreBy Oluwajoba Oloba STARTING and running a business can be one of the most daunting tasks anyone can take on in the world and especially in Nigeria. There are several things you focus on as an entrepreneur and want to get over the line. However, while racing to ship out products, get your team...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the newly licensed Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) have to roll out service within a year of completing negotiations with the mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country. NCC, which said it has licensed 26 operators to carry out MVNO operations in Nigeria, noted that more...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has officially announced that the investment profile in the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6 billion as of 2021. Danbatta disclosed this at an interactive session with stakeholders...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is close to introducing data regulation for the telecommunications sector. Though, currently at a draft stage, NCC said the regulation would provide a regulatory framework for the protection and privacy of data in the Nigerian Communications Sector. In the 25-page document, titled, ‘Data...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) leadership for the sector’s growth. ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, who praised the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, commended the commission’s commitment to quality regulation. He attributed the...
Read MoreFavour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for stricter measures against rising telecommunications-linked financial crimes. NCC therefore, directed telecoms operators to improve on the security architecture of their networks to block unwarranted access. The commission decried that on a daily basis, Nigerians are losing their hard-earned money to fraudsters, who are...
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