By Olatunde Dodondawa The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, have rejoiced with Alhaji Aminu Ado Beyero on his coronation as the 15th Emir of Kano. Prof Danbatta, who hails […]
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NCC Begins Review of Telecoms License Structure
By Olatunde Dodondawa Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) Nigerian Communications Commission. In demonstration of its responsiveness to global trends and the dynamics in the Information and Communications Technology ecosystem, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated the process for the review of existing licensing […]
Danbatta Seeks Stakeholders’ Support for Ubiquitous ICT Adoption
By Olatunde Dodondawa …As Huawei donates ICT Lab to Alma Mater The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has urged stakeholders in Nigeria to support the Commission in its noble quest to ensure ubiquitous adoption and use of Information and Communications […]
FG announces NIN enrolment centres nationwide
The federal government has licensed 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct the enrolment of the National Identity Number (NIN) across Nigeria. This is coming after a two-week ultimatum was issued by the government to telecom service providers to block phone numbers without NIN. This was disclosed on the […]
NCC implements new SIM registration rules
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has implemented the new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Cards rules in the country. NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Adinde said the implementation followed the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM […]
About 123million Nigerians Now Have Internet Access – NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of Nigerians with access to the internet has increased to 123.5 million in October. This is in comparison to the 114.3 million internet subscribers recorded in January 2019; indicating an increase of 9.2 million within nine months. Data released by the commission also […]