NCC canvasses measures against N12.5b telecoms-linked financial crimes losses 

  Favour 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... Read More

Danbatta woos investors at GITEX Africa on Nigeria’s broadband future

  Favour Unukaso THE Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has invited international telecoms companies and potential investors to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Nigeria’s population of over 200 million people to invest in the industry, especially in infrastructure provisioning for broadband. Danbatta, who spoke... Read More

More Nigerians to get 5G service as Airtel begins rollout

BARRING any unforeseen circumstances, telecommunications firm, Airtel is set to roll out its Fifth-Generation (5G) network services between now and next week.    With the planned launch, more Nigerians will soon have access to 5G services in the country.    The telecoms operator promises its subscribers speeds up to 100 times faster than 4G, ultra-low latency... Read More

Nigeria’s telecoms access gaps drop by 53%

By Inioluwa Adewale  THE number of identified areas of clusters across Nigeria without access to the telecommunications services has been reduced by 53.1 per cent as at the end of 2022.    The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed this at a telecoms industry stakeholders forum... Read More

Danbatta assures of broadband support for e-Procurement, bags APPON award

THE Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON) has conferred the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, with the ‘Excellent Service Delivery and Accountability Award’. The award was in recognition of Danbatta’s performance and contribution to the canons of the public procurement profession... Read More

Telecoms sector contributes N2.5tr to Nigeria’s GDP

THE telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has, in the first quarter 2023, contributed N2.508 trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent.   Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the sector recorded a 4.3  per cent.  increase... Read More

NCC tasks 5G licensees on protection of citizens’ data

By Favour Unukaso THE Fifth-Generation (5G) network licensees in Nigeria have been mandated to ensure protection of citizens’ data in this critical period of cyber criminals.     The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which gave this directive in Lagos, Thursday, at the 2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum with the theme: “5G: Data Governance, Safety and Security in... Read More

NCC positions Nigeria for $13.2 trillion 5G economic benefits

  By Favour Unukaso  THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it has played an effective role in placing the country at a vantage position to reap the immense benefits of the Fifth-Generation (5G) network. The NCC noted that the Communications Sector is indeed the pace-setter sector as far as the expansion of... Read More

Danbatta to receive national productivity order of merit award for industry contributions

THE Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta , will be conferred with the esteemed National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) award, among other notable Nigerians. The announcement was made in an advertorial signed by the Director-General of the National Productivity Center, Dr. Nasir Olaitan Raji-Mustapha, heralding Danbatta’s... Read More

Telcos get NCC nod to disconnect banks over N120b USSD debt

  By Favour Unukaso  TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators are set to disconnect Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) from the use of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) over the protracted debt, which has amounted to N120 billion.    Under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the services providers said the Nigerian... Read More