Global software giant, Microsoft has responded to federal government’s desires to digitally transform operations and the economy of the country. The company is systematically entrenching itself at the heart of the digital transformation plans, just as it has concluded plans to introduce its Dynamic 365 business central solutions in Nigeria, Kenya and a few other […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will auction the Fifth Generation Technology (5G) spectrum by the Fourth Quarter (Q4) of 2021. Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this at the maiden International Conference on Information and Engineering Systems (ICIES) on Thursday at Nile University, Abuja. The conference is centered on […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is yet to renew Airtel’s Mobile Operating Licence. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, made this known in a statement by the commion in Abuja. According to him, the attention of the NCC was drawn to a recent statement on an online publication, credited to the […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission officials who were summoned by the House of Representatives on Friday, July 16, 2021, over the suitability of the use of electronic devices for the transmission of election results in the country disclosed that it is less than 50% of the country that enjoys 3G Internet required for coverage for which […]
Read More The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has cautioned all stakeholders in the industry to against embrassing any statistics or forecast on activities in the industry, except statistics, projections, or forecast that emanate from the the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which is the only official entity entrusted with such responsibility. The regulator disclosed this against the […]
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Towards ensuring seamless Communications among Mobile Service Providers, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has released a guideline on National Roaming between Roaming Providers and Roaming Seekers within a predetermined framework to remove uncertainty. The National Roaming Guideline provides mobile service providers a regulatory framework for the implementation of National Roaming services in Nigeria. In exercise […]
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Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), under the leadership of its Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta for ongoing initiative of building Information and Communication Technology (ICT) parks across the six-geo political zones of the country. Ganduje made the commendation when he visited the site of an […]
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has congratulated Mohammed Babajika, Director, Licensing and Authorisation Department of the Commission on his recognition by the League of African Development Students (LEADS) as ‘’Africa’s Patriotic Personality’’ According to LEADS Africa, Babajika was considered worthy of the award “for his outstanding […]
Read More The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, FNCS, FBCS, FIIM, chaired the meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on the NIN-SIM data linkage. The meeting was attended by key stakeholders, including the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), DG/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), DG/CEO of the […]
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that robust digital infrastructure and literacy are key to reaping the transformational benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) across public and private institutions in the country. Danbatta stated this when he received a delegation of the Top Management […]
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Following the series of meetings to resolve the commercial dispute between MTN and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over charges and commission on the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code, it has been agreed that MTN should maintain status quo and revert to the old billing where it offered 4.5 per cent commission to […]
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After a successful tenure as 1st vice chairman of West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), Nigeria has unanimously and by consensus emerged as Chairman of WATRA for 2021 at the 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Assembly on Thursday, March11, 2021 in Abuja. Also voted in as Executive Secretary (ES) is the Nigerian candidate, […]
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