Telcos want cost-based tariff in 2023 as broadband users hit 88.2m

By Favour Unukaso LATEST subscription statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have revealed an increase in broadband usage in the country. The statistics, the November 2022 edition, showed that Internet subscription via the narrow band increased slightly within the period under review by 171,375, while broadband usage garnered fresh 1.32 million subscribers, rising... Read More

FG seeks support of Space X, World Bank, Google to strengthen digital economy

 By Staff Reporter  THE Federal Government has called for support from multinational organisations including Elon Musk owned Space X, search giant, Google and the World Bank for Nigeria’s digital agenda.     The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of Nigeria, Prof. Isa Pantami, made the call on behalf of the Federal Government on the sidelines... Read More

NCC seeks identification, elimination of risks in telecoms sector

By Favour Unukaso The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on a regulatory step to sensitize the industry about the need for proper and continuous risk identification with the view to managing such risks before they affect the health of the industry.   To this effect, the Commission has hosted a two-day maiden conference... Read More

NCC seeks judiciary’s interest in ICT trends

  By Staff Reporter The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is seeking the nation’s judiciary to be part of Information Communications Technology (ICT) trends, whose impact has now affected ways that justice is delivered across the world. The leadership of the Commission made the call during a workshop organized for Nigerian judges which started in... Read More

FG boosts broadband access with N16.7b projects for MSMEs, varsities, others

  By Favour Unukaso More than 22 institutions in the country, comprising 18 universities, and six polytechnics, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), drawn evenly from the six geopolitical zones in the country, have benefited from a Federal Government’s broadband infrastructure projects designed to accelerate the Nigeria Digital Economy efforts. At the unveiling of... Read More

NCC targets improved quality of life with 5G auction, says Danbatta

By Favour Unukaso Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, has said in Lagos, Tuesday, that the efforts by the Commission to timely auction available spectrum for 5G services in Nigeria, is primarily driven by the pursuit to join the global community to advance digital services and enhance... Read More

Stakeholders claim MTN’s interest in new 5G license is anti-competition

  By Adeyemi Adepetun SERIOUS crises appear to be brewing in Nigeria’s $70 billion telecommunications industry over interest shown by MTN to seek additional Fifth-Generation (5G) spectrum licence.    Other operators and stakeholders, yesterday in Lagos, kicked against MTN’s move, to seek additional 5G spectrum in the country.      This was part of the deliberations at... Read More

NCC receives cybersecurity award, seeks safer Internet

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend in Lagos, received a cybersecurity promotion award at the maiden edition of Cybersecurity Merit Awards hosted by the Cybersecurity Experts Association of Nigerian (CSEAN) which enumerated several steps taken by it to promote a safer Internet. The award, which was conferred on the Commission, ahead of... Read More

New spectrum auction to fetch FG $5476m as NCC sell last two lots of 5G frequency

By Favour Unukaso THE coffers of the Federal Government is expected to be $547 million richer following plans by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to auction two more Fifth-Generation (5G) network licences in the country.   In the Information Memorandum (IM) on 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction revealed at the weekend, which NCC used to... Read More

Telcos comply with FG directive, reverse 10% tariff hike

By Staff Reporter TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators have complied with the Federal Government (FG) directive, which ordered them to revert to status quo the 10 per cent tariff hike they implemented in the last two weeks. Specifically, checks on MTN and Airtel yesterday, revealed that the telecommunications firms have complied.  For instance, both operators reversed their... Read More