Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC

NCC kicks against buying preregistered SIM

The Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs (Protection Advocacy Group), National Communications Commission (NCC), Mr.Bamiji Ojo, has warned against engaging in buying Preregistered SIM cards, saying the dangers inherent in it are enormous. He also warned that anybody who used preregistered SIM which had been used to commit crime would pay dearly for it if caught. He […]

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Forceful subscription: NCC set to order mobile operators to refund ₦36 billion

The Nigerian Communications Commission is set to order mobile operators to refund more than ₦36 billion illegally deducted from mobile telecommunications subscribers through forced subscription to Value Added Services. In a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday, the telecommunications regulator said that it had uncovered a large volume of forceful subscriptions […]

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216 million telephone lines connected – NCC

[T]he number of connected telephone lines in the country increased to 216 million from 210 million between January and March this year, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission. The commission noted that the increase was amid fluctuation in the country’s telephone density “of between 108 per cent and 106 per cent within the period under […]

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