NCC hunts for new tech talents through hackathon, opens applications

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked off activities for the third edition of its Talent Hunt Research through Hackathon as part of giving expression to its Strategic Vision Plan 2023-2025, which is to encourage the development of new technologies and indigenous content through cutting-edge research. The goal of this initiative is to stimulate... Read More

Broadband Commission urges action on connectivity as Nigeria’s 5G subscriptions hit 500,000

  By Favour Unukaso AFTER about 13 months into its commercial launch in Nigeria, the Fifth-Generation (5G) network has hit the 500,000-subscription mark. This was stated by the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta at a media forum. Since its launch in 2022, three companies currently provide 5G services in... Read More

Telecoms contribution to GDP hits 16% as broadband penetration nears 50%

By Favour Unukaso THE telecommunications sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased significantly to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the data reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) based on the computation by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Executive Vice Chairman of... Read More

Teledensity drags as telecoms operators get new subscribers

  By Favour Unukaso THOUGH it gained about 0.4 per cent in July, Nigeria’s teledensity has remained very slow in the last three months, a report has revealed.     While the country witnessed 115.91 per cent in May, it dropped to 115.30 per cent in June and leaped slightly in July to 115.70 per... Read More

NCC implementing reforms to strengthen telecoms sector

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it remains committed to its regulatory role of continually implementing requisite reforms to strengthen the communications sector in Nigeria. The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at the NCC, Adeleke Adewolu, stated this while addressing stakeholders at the combined second and third quarters 2023 meeting of the Industry Working... Read More

NCC to showcase local telecoms advancement at NTICE 2023 expo

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023), to be held in Lagos from August 22-24, 2023.   Themed: ‘Harnessing Indigenous Content for Economic Growth: Networking to Boost Investment’,... Read More

Telecoms sector employs 419 expatriates as workforce hits 15,507

LICENSEES in Nigeria’s $75.6 billion telecoms sector have directly employed 15, 507 workers as of December 2022. Amongst these workers, there were 419 expatriates’ employees.     The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which revealed this, aggregated the work forces under GSM, Fixed operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Value Added Service (VAS), Collocation and Infrastructure (C&I) providers and other... Read More

Telecoms operators register 301m SIMs as subscribers exchange 25.9b SMS

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 More

NCC warns against sale, use of non-type approved devices

  THE 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 More

NCC advises businesses to embrace disruptive technologies

  THE 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 More