As the industry media body, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), prepares for its stakeholders engagement event, the NITRA FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FINTECH) FORUM 2023, Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has thrown its weight behind the event. The event, which is slated to hold on October 26, […]
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
The newly appointed Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, recently articulated his dedication to advancing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision for the digital economy. In an address to the Commission’s Senior Management team, Maida emphasized the necessity of focusing on ensuring affordable and […]
The inaugural West Africa Telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition (WATISE) placed a spotlight on the pressing need for a dependable telecommunications infrastructure to facilitate the delivery of essential services and products within a connected ecosystem in West Africa. This event, themed ‘The Future of Infrastructure, Connectivity And […]
The Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies (MINILS) has honored Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), with the Fellowship of the Nigeria Institute of Labour (NIL) under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. This recognition, presented […]
The federal government has approved a review of the NCC Act 2003 to clarify the separate regulatory roles of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Information Technology policy development and implementation roles of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). This decision follows recent conflicts between NCC and NITDA […]
The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) in Enugu established a six-member technical committee responsible for overseeing and supervising the implementation of a 10-kilometer broadband installation by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) within the university. During the inauguration of the committee in Agbani, Enugu State, Prof. Aloysius-Michaels […]
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have embraced the approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission for a unified Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) across all mobile networks in the country. This significant step was initiated on May 18, 2023. The unified USSD system will be the exclusive method for recharging and […]
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has announced to Nigerian Public that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria if they fail to pay their outstanding debt for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data […]
