Danbatta condoles with families of former minister Gwadabe, BUK registrar

  THE Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, on Thursday, led a delegation of top officials of the Commission on condolence visits to the families of two prominent Nigerians, who recently passed away.    The visits were to the families of the late Alhaji Musa Gwadabe, former... Read More

Nigeria to benefit as ITU, EC plan $3.3m on bridging global Internet gap

  By Tola Adedamola NIGERIA is expected to benefit from a new project partnership between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Commission (EC), targeted at promoting Internet services and skills for everyone worldwide over the next three years. The ITU-EC project, ‘Promoting and measuring universal and meaningful digital connectivity’, will leverage EUR... Read More

Chinese brands dictate pace in Nigeria as NCC type-approved phones nears 2000

THE number of phones approved for sale in the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) increased to 1,985 as of April 2023, gradually nearing the 2000 mark.     Checks showed that 24 new phone models were approved in the latest update from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) between January and now.  As of January the... Read More

NCC moves against illegal ISPs, gives 14-day enforcement notice

    By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Internet service providers (ISPs) operating in the country without a valid license to desist from such or risk clamp down. NCC, in a notice, sighted by this platform, with the title: “To All Licenced ISP and Intending ISP Licenses,” informed the public... Read More

Nigeria’s telecoms regulator denies phone tracking, leakage claims

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 More

More Nigerians make calls as telephone subscriptions rise to 227m

TELECOMMUNICATION 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 More

NCC commits to industry regulation, collaboration, inclusiveness

THE 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 More

SIM card registration defaulters face prosecution as NCC deepens monitoring

THE 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 More

NCC moves against Nigeria’s N64b eWaste menace, plans regulation

  By 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 More

NCC tasks telcos on clean energy, sees 5G drives high power consumption

THE 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 More