The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, yesterday, said the commission was taking pragmatic steps to resolve the ₦165 billion interconnect debt owed by some telecom operators. Danbatta disclosed this when the President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Olusola Teniola, led his team to visit […]
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Minister of Communication, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, has said the Ministry remained committed to increasing broad band penetration to 30 per cent to accelerate telephone penetration in rural areas and connect rural communities to economic opportunities through improved infrastructure including ICT. He also called on stakeholders and government at all levels to put in place stiff […]
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Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Office (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is one public officer that believes in the rule of law. He has demonstrated this two years ago, when he put his feet down against all odds in defence of the NCC statute which he had […]
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In compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 (FRA 2007), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) remitted ₦49.79 to the Federal Government Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) within the first four months of 2018. This figure represents “payment on account” in respect of operating surplus for 2018. In a statement made available to Daily Sun, NCC […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission said that the country’s phone subscriptions have reached 147 million as at January 2018. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta disclosed this during the NCC Special Day at the ongoing 29th Enugu International Trade Fair. The fair was organised by the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Mines, Industries and Agriculture. […]
Read More Chairman of the board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, has said that many Nigerians do not know they have the ability of Bill Gates in them. He made this statement on the occasion of his 85th birthday and public presentation of his book in Lagos recently. According to him, there are […]
Read More Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)and other stakeholders have urged the Nigerian youths to maintain a high sense of social responsibility while surfing the internet to ensure the internet remains a safe place for all. The youths were also tasked to help protect the image of the country by using the social media as a tool to […]
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Nigeria’s largest telecoms company, MTN, is due to pay a fresh ₦55 billion to the Nigerian Government in March, this year, correspondent has learnt. The payment, which must be paid latest by March 31, 2018, is in line with the continuation of its settlement of a ₦330 billion fine negotiated to be paid for violating […]
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Spectrum Wireless Communication has issued a buyers beware notice on the sale of 9mobile. According to correspondent, the solicitors to the firm, J. A. Achimugu and Co. and Dr. Reuben Atabo and Co., said by virtue of the judgement it received on Friday, the transition board appointed to oversee the sale of the company had […]
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Regulator of the telecoms sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said no winner has emerged in ongoing efforts to sell Nigeria’s fourth largest carrier, 9mobile. Its Director, Public Affairs, Tony Ojobo,in a statement said the process to sell the carrier was ongoing, stressing that Barclays Africa, advisor to the Interim Management of the telco, […]
Read More Following complaints, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to extend the grace period of unused data roll over to 14 days. But the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has said the 14 days was not enough. Instead the association has called for an extension of unused data roll over to 30 days. The President […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on how to curb mobile banking fraud in both banking and telecom sectors. The Head of Zonal Operations Department at NCC, Mrs. Helen Obi, disclosed this yesterday during the consumer conversation held at Government Secondary School, Lugbe, Abuja. She said collaboration […]
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