The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it would hold its maiden expo to showcase indigenous content in the Nigerian telecom industry from Monday - Tuesday, August 1-2, 2022 in Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The Expo which is tagged: “Stimulating...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has eulogized the virtues of late Sheikh Maigona, a member of Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, who died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia during the 2022 Hajj pilgrimage. A statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Reuben...
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has been elected into the Governing Council of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE). The development was contained in a statement by the Commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka on Thursday in Abuja. TheFact Daily reports that the Council...
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has assured that Nigeria’s telecom regulatory framework has been designed to address the challenges that may arrive with the advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the country. According to a statement by the Director, Public Affairs for the Nigerian...
Telecommunications giant, Airtel Plc. has introduced a mobile phone banking service called "Smartcash" Payment Service Bank to ease financial transactions for Nigerians. The Airtel Smartcash was introduced to bridge the financial inclusion gap in the country, by ensuring that unbanked and underserved Nigerians have access to financial services using their...
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communucation Commission( NCC) Professor Umar Danbatta has disclosed that the nation’s broadband penetration has recorded a quantum leap in the last seven months from November 2021 with a record of seven million new subscriptions. Danbatta in a statement on Thursday by the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured that the national broadband plan, if fully implemented, would deepen financial inclusion in the country. Speaking in Lagos at a session which discussed the critical issue of financial inclusion expected to be facilitated by a robust infrastructure deployment for broadband availability, the Executive...
The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission has appointed Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, as its new Director of Public Affairs (DPA). His appointment was announced in a statement signed by the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Umar Danbatta. Reuben Muoka takes over from Dr. Ikechukwu...
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has identified Industry collaboration as essential to the successful deployment of 5G Services in Nigeria. A statement by the Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Reuben Muoka on Thursday, June 23, 2022 in Abuja, quoted Prof. Danbatta, to...
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has given reason why the commission recently signed a partnership pact with its consultant, 3R Company Nigeria Limited. Prof. Danbatta spoke at the agreement-signing ceremony in Abuja on Friday, according to the statement...