Ministry monitors cyberspace, claims INEC, others witness 12.9m attacks

THE Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has said while monitoring the cyberspace, about 12.9 million attacks were launched against the servers of the Independent National Electorral Commission (INEC) during the Presidential elections on Februay 25 both from within and outside the country.    The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who... Read More

NCC approves harmonized short codes as telcos get May 17 deadline

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecoms consumers in Nigeria. The commission has already set a deadline of May 17, 2023, for all mobile networks to fully migrate from hitherto diverse short codes to the... Read More

Generators power 54,000 BTS in Nigeria as NCC makes case for renewable energy

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on clean energy usage in the telecoms sector. In what has become a tradition in the Commission since 2017, when it declared 2017 as Year... Read More

Subscribers to use same code for credit recharge as operators hamonise shortcodes

TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators have commenced the hamonisation of shortcodes across all networks. The announcement, which was made, yesterday in Lagos by the umbrella body, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said the hamonisation was pursuant to a regulatory modernisation initiative by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). ALTON Chairman and Head of Operations,... Read More

NISS wants collaboration with NCC to improve national security

 THE National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has engaged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to advance strategic collaboration that would enhance the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) towards improving national security.    Speaking during a visit to the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta at the NCC’s Head Office... Read More

Telcos activate 3.6m new SIMs as NIMC issues 1.5m NINs

By Staff Reporter TELECOMS operators activated 3.6 million new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards in January. This subsequently pushed active telephone lines in the country from 222.5 million in December 2022 to 226 million a month after. With this new development, connected telephone lines in Nigeria are now 322 million and teledensity peaked at... Read More

NCC says no service shut down during elections as MTN explains ‘network freeze’

  By Staff Reporter THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that there is no truth in the news being peddled by some social media platforms that all telecoms networks and relevant information and communications technology (ICT) units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, will shut down... Read More

NCC dedicates toll-free number 622 for presidential election monitoring

IN view of the importance attached to the upcoming Presidential Election, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dedicated its Consumer Toll-Free Number 622, to serve as 2023 Presidential Election Incident Hotline to enable voters and members of the public across Nigeria to report any issues that may affect them, or others, during the elections... Read More

NCC hands new mandates to Haru, Idehen, others

By Staff Reporter TWO directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Alhassan Haru and Efosa Idehen have been respectively redeployed to man the Technical Standards and Network Integrity (TSNI), and the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement (CME) departments of the Commission in a move to further enhance operational efficiency and sustain regulatory excellence. In... Read More

Group congratulates NCC boss on ‘Regulator of the Year’ award

A group, Kano North Renaissance (KNR), has congratulated the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, over his recent emergence as the regulator of the year at the prestigious Vanguard Newspapers Award. The award was presented to the professor of telecommunications in recognition of his outstanding contributions to... Read More