The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that over $35 billion had been invested in the nation’s telecommunications industry from Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Professor Umar Danbatta, recently made this known in Lagos during a stakeholders’ forum in preparation for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2016 holding […]
Read More The Nigerian Communications Commission on Sunday warned telecommunications operators against defying its directive on sending subscribers unsolicited text messages. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Director of Public Affairs at the regulatory agency, Mr. Tony Ojobo, expressed readiness to protect subscribers from the nuisance and irritation of unsolicited text messages and calls from mobile […]
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The House of Representatives yesterday said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) can resume talks with MTN Group over the $3.9 billion fine imposed on it while the lawmakers continue an investigation into the penalty. In October last year, NCC fined the telco. The chairman, House Communications Committee, Saheed Fijabi said the NCC should lead the […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]he Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has explained his role in the payment of N50billion to the Federal Government by a telecommunication firm, MTN Nigeria Limited as part settlement of the fine imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to The Nation, Malami denied any […]
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MUCH More than 97 million subscribers who surf the Internet in the country depend on digital mobile operators deploying the Global System for Mobile communications technology, the Nigerian Communications Commission has said. The NCC, which disclosed in the Information Memorandum on the proposed auctioning of 2.6GHz frequency spectrum, also listed several sectors of the economy […]
Read More The Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, on Wednesday said that the Federal Government had concluded plans to meet with the MTN Group to resolve the dispute over the N1.04tn fine imposed on the telecommunications firm, which was later reduced to N780bn. Although the minister said that the meeting would hold “very soon,” reliable sources […]
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THE Federal Government on Thursday confirmed that MTN Nigeria had made a payment of N50bn towards resolving its protracted dispute with the Nigeria Communications Commission over a fine of N1.04tn. The Special Assistant to the Minister of Communications, Mr. Victor Oluwadamidare, made the confirmation in a statement made available. Oluwadamidare described the N50bn as part […]
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MINISTER for Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Wednesday said the ministry would investigate claim by South African mobile telecommunication giant, MTN that it has paid 50 billion naira into government’s coffers towards a possible settlement of the dispute with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The minister also said the firm’s claim that it has withdrawn the […]
Read More SOUTH African telecommunications firm, MTN has withdrawn its lawsuit against Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over a $3.9 billion fine and paid $250 million towards a possible settlement. A judge in Lagos last month gave both parties until March 18 to reach a settlement, after MTN had asked the court to arbitrate over the dispute, saying […]
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THE Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has expressed its commitment to ensure that infrastructure necessary to provide ubiquitous broadband services is available and accessible to all Nigerians at affordable rates. Meanwhile, the commission has unveiled an 8-point agenda that covers 2015 to 2020 that would bring about social benefits and inclusiveness for national development. The agenda […]
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant MTN has hired a former United States Attorney General Eric Holder to help challenge the $3.9 billion fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for failing to disconnect unregistered users, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Citing people familiar with the situation, the newspaper said Holder, the immediate past U.S. top law officer, […]
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Nigeria’s House of Representatives adhoc committee investigating the award of the $470 million contract for the installation of Close Circuit Television cameras has picked holes in the part played by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), the Nigeria Communications Satellite NIGCOMSAT and the ministry of police affairs for alleged negligence of duty. A member of the […]
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