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WRC-23: Nigeria Joins Rest of World to Sign Updated Radio Regulations to Deepen Global Connectivity

At the conclusion of the World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) 2023, Nigeria joined the rest of the World to sign unto the Final Act WRC-23, which constitutes a record of the decisions taken at the conference. The Final Act comprises both the new and revised provisions of the Radio Regulations, an international treaty governing the use […]

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Maida Applauds Project Train 3M on ICT Skills

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has applauded the proposal by the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to enlist and train three million Nigerians over a period of four years, which will make the country an exporter of digital skills. Maida, who […]

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NCC Underscores Role of ICT in Fighting Financial Crimes , As Maida Gets Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said effective application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is critical in combating financial crimes by enabling real-time surveillance, regulatory compliance, and secure data processing, just as it sought a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaborations to address issue of illicit financial flows in the country. Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the […]

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Telecoms

Telcos Task NCC on Review of High Cost in Service Delivery, RoW Issues

Apparently not satisfied about the burden of high cost in delivering telecoms services, coupled with the Right of Way (RoW) and multiple taxation issues, which are currently affecting the quality of telecoms services across networks, telecoms operators, under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), have tasked the newly appointed […]

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Communication

Number Porting, Internet Subscriptions Slide Across Networks Despite 70% Broadband Projection

In spite of the 70 per cent broadband projection by 2025 as enshrined in the Nigerian National Broadband Plan, which the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani has promised to work towards its attainment, industry indices has revealed that Nigeria may not be able to meet the projection. Analysis of data […]

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New NCC Boss, Maida Commits to President Tinubu’s Vision on Digital Economy

The new Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said he would align the Commission’s regulatory focus to achieve the promises of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda to advance the nation’s digital transformation agenda. Maida, who spoke to the Senior Management team of the Commission at […]

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The New EVC/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida,

Meet Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), who takes over from Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, who was EVC NCC from 2015 to 2023 Dr. Aminu Maida was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR on Wednesday, October 11, […]

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NCC Restores Regulatory Services to Globacom

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has restored regulatory services to one of its licensees, Globacom Limited after it successfully cleared its outstanding debt obligations to the Commission for unpaid Spectrum Fees, Numbering Fees and Annual Operating Levy (AOL). The Commission has also stepped down planned enforcement action against Globacom over its breach of extant regulations […]

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Group Commends Danbatta’s Transformation of Nigeria’s Telecoms Sector

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has been commended for his remarkable leadership and the unprecedented achievements in the nation’s telecoms sector by a stakeholder group in the sector. The stakeholders came under the auspices of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA). According to the […]

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Communication

Nigeria Advocates for Open, Secure Internet

The Nigerian government has subscribed to a free and secure Internet for Africa, which is capable of bridging the digital divide and creating innovative opportunities within the continent. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who canvassed this position at the just-concluded Africa Internet Governance Forum at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, said […]

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NCC Extends Submission of Application for Hackathon

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the deadline for submission of applications and entries into the 2023 Talent Hunt through Hackathon to Saturday, September 30, 2023. To this end, the deadline for application/entries into the contest, which opened on September 1, 2023, and initially closed today (September 22, 2023), has now been extended to […]

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ITU Says Digital Technologies Directly Benefit 70% of SDG Targets

More than two-thirds of the UN’s targets for sustainable development have benefited directly from digital technologies, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organisers of the ongoing Sustainable Development Goal Digital initiative (SDG Digital), holding at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. With digital technologies so closely […]

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