SIM Reg Fine: MTN Still Owes Nigeria N135B, says NCC

SIM Reg Fine: MTN Still Owes Nigeria N135B, says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission [NCC] said on Monday that the South African Mobile Telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria, has so far paid N165billion out of the N300billion fine slammed on the company for SIM registration infractions in 2015. The NCC Executive...
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NCC Plans Tv Commercial against Unsolicited Messages

NCC Plans Tv Commercial against Unsolicited Messages

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday said it had launched a nationwide television commercial to further educate subscribers against unsolicited text messages. NCC in a statement said the television commercial was part of its efforts to educat...
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Nigeria Considers New Regulations for Satellite Usage

Nigeria Considers New Regulations for Satellite Usage

Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC ) said the commission would create a legal framework to regulate the use of satellite communications services and networks. Danbatta represented by Mr Austin Nwulune, the Di...
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NCC Storms Ogun, Closes Internet Café

NCC Storms Ogun, Closes Internet Café

Officials of Nigeria Communications Commission,  NCC, on Thursday shut the premises of an internet service provider in Abeokuta for allegedly operating illegally. The officials, led by Mr Chukwuemeka Obi, the Principal Manager, Compliance and Enforcement uni...
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BREAKING! Nigeria to Open 60GHZ Band for Off Internet Wireless Communication

BREAKING! Nigeria to Open 60GHZ Band for Off Internet Wireless Communication

There are indications that the use of amateur radio for non-commercial operations on 60GHZ band would be opened to Nigerians and foreigners with genius need for offline communications before the end of first quarter of the year. This was gathered...
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NCC Seeks Senate’s Cooperation in Regulating Telecoms Industry

NCC Seeks Senate’s Cooperation in Regulating Telecoms Industry

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on federal lawmakers, especially the Senate Committee on Communications, to cooperate with it in regulating the telecommunications industry. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta made the ...
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2017: How Vodacom Fared in Nigeria’s Telecoms & Enterprise Service Sector

2017: How Vodacom Fared in Nigeria’s Telecoms & Enterprise Service Sector

L-R: Mr. Olusola Teniola, President, Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission; Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman Open Media and Former CEO, Nigeria Communications Commission, E...
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30% Broadband Penetration: NCC Considers New Spectrum Auctions

30% Broadband Penetration: NCC Considers New Spectrum Auctions

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will soon auction and assign new spectrums to boost broadband penetration in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta made this known in Lagos during the Telecom Executives and...
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Banks Maybe Stopped from Sending Bank Details as SMS Alert

Banks Maybe Stopped from Sending Bank Details as SMS Alert

The sending of vital bank details via SMS may soon become a thing of the past in Nigeria because using such means is quite risky, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The NCC also said they were already engaging...
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NCC Debunks Membership on the Board of Etisalat

NCC Debunks Membership on the Board of Etisalat

Telecommunication regulator; the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has NO representation on the newly constituted members of the board of Etisalat Nigeria contrary to wide report. The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Mr Tony Ojobo has said this in a sta...
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