Nigeria is gearing up to host the 2023 Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF), welcoming representatives from 54 African nations and various Internet governance stakeholders. This 12th edition of the annual forum, organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on behalf of the Federal Government, will be held from September 18th […]
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, revealed that Nigeria ranks eleventh globally in internet penetration and seventh in mobile phone usage. He shared this information during the opening ceremony of the Emerging Technology Forum in Abuja, which focuses on adapting the Network Readiness Index […]
Over 2600 Youths have benefitted from digital Opportunities through various training in Digital skills by the Nigerian Communications Commission [NCC] across the six- geopolitical Zones of the country. Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC/CEO NCC who was represented by the Commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Rueben Muoka, made […]
Digivation Future Summit [DFS] 2023 is Africa’s most Influential events connecting Africa’s Visionaries, bringing together Business, Political and youth for a thriving Continent and unleashing Africa’s Economic Potential and empowering the Next Generation. Prof Umar Danbatta the EVC/CEO of The Nigerian Communications Commission along with other notable thought leaders will […]
The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, announced that the Commission is in talks with Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet network, to make internet services more affordable and accessible in underserved areas of Nigeria. Additionally, he emphasized the Commission’s dedication to combating electronic fraud within the […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, will be conferred with the esteemed National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award, among other notable Nigerians. The announcement was made in an advertorial signed by the Director General of the National Productivity Center, Dr. […]
The new and substantive Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Dr. Bashir Gwandu has officially resumed office at the NASENI Headquarters, Abuja, on Monday May 22. Dr Gwandu took over from the Officer Overseeing the activities of the Agency, […]
Telecommunications operators In Nigeria have adopted the Nigerian Communication Commission’s approval of a unified Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, USSD, for all mobile networks in the Country. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had approved the unified USSD codes in Nigeria to enable all mobile network services to use the same customer […]
The Telecommunications advocacy body, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), says the ‘Bill for An Act to Repeal the National Information Technology Development Agency Act, no 28 2007 And Enact the National Information Technology Development Agency Act’, otherwise known as NITDA Bill would adversely affect […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has dismissed a misleading and confusing article published by an online publisher that alleged the commission had a deficit of N17b in personnel and consultancy fees in the 2021 budget. The NCC promptly clarified that the publisher did not conduct proper research and fact-checking before […]