The commitment of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop the use of unregistered SIM cards to perpetrate cybercrime and other criminal activities in the country is yielding results. The Commission, through concerted enforcement efforts with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), as well as the Department of...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has disclosed that the effective implementation of the National Data Protection Regulation from 2019 to 2020 by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has earned the country over N2 billion and created 2686 direct jobs. Dr. Pantami...
The Board members of the Ni Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) led by its Chairman, Prof. Adeolu Akande, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodinma. The visit was part of the Commission’s strategic efforts to strengthen collaboration and partnership with state governments...
Subscriptions to broadband or high-speed Internet services in Nigeria have increased significantly to a peak of 82.7 million as at the end of August, 2020, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission. The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement quoted the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission,...
The regulatory action taken by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to facilitate the listing of MTN Nigeria on the country’s stock exchange market has continued to bring economic gains to Nigeria and Nigerians in terms of boosting market capitalisation and yielding dividends to shareholders, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC)...
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said the need to be cybersecurity-conscious to guarantee online safety for Internet users is everyone's business and not reserved for a group of people. The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to draw the attention of the general Public, especially telecoms consumers to a fraudulent and cloned Facebook profile account opened with a name similar to the Commission’s official name on the social media site. The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Dr. Ikechukuw Adinde in a...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has considered lifting the suspended Spectrum Trading Guidelines (STG), 2018, pending the conclusion of the ongoing review of the Guidelines. The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement said, the lifting of the suspension followed deliberations on the subject by...
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has inaugurated a 15-member Evaluation Committee for the assessment of the 2020 Telecommunications based research from Academics in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement said,...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has launched the Digital Nigeria Portal and Mobile App for the speedy actualisation of Digital Nigeria Agenda.  Dr. Pantami while speaking at the launch, Monday, in Abuja said, the launch was part of the implementation of the National...