Cyber security damage to top $6trn by 2021 – US envoy
Cyber security ventures are suggesting that damage by global cybercrime would hit six trillion dollars annually by 2021, Mr John Bray, U.S. Consul-General in Nigeria, has said. Bray made the…
Heavy debts worry telecom operators, seek reprieve from regulator
Telecommunications operators on Wednesday called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to look into the indebtedness of smaller telecom operators and support them to survive competition. Mr Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman,…
Telecom: Greatness is possible
KEN UGBECHIEÂ In this season of gloom and glum, death and harvest of deaths, the nation can still boast of some positives. There is still something edifying to report about…
NCC gives key conditions for sale of 9Mobile
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) will not approve the sale of 9mobile to any bidder without a verifiable proof of technical competence, the Executive Vice-Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar…
DBI develops national occupational standard to boost ICT skills
In line with its mandate and to underscore the role of ICT in today’s digital economy, the Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, working with other stakeholders in the ICT industry says…
SMART CITY: NCC, Edo State strike accord, USPF to equip two tertiary institutions.
The government of Edo State and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have reaffirmed their commitment to work together to improve access to telecoms infrastructure and provide citizens of Edo State…
President Buhari, Danbatta, others felicitate with Senator Durojaiye at 85
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined members of the All Progressives Congress and the National Assembly to congratulate Sen. Olabiyi Durojaiye, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Nigerian…
New telecom voice termination tariff takes effect March 1 – NCC
BY THERESA IGATA Following the initial stakeholders’ meeting in February 2017 for the determination of termination rates for telecom companies, the NCC says a new study to determine the mobile…
NCC wins Web Jurist Award Again, beats over 100 MDAs
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday clinched the “Best Website Award’’ in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) category of the Web Jurist Awards 2017. The telecom regulator has…
National Security: NCC set to revoke, suspend licences of telecom operators over call masking
The Nigerian Communications Commission will impose the maximum possible penalties on any of its licensees implicated in the practice of masking of international telephone calls. As such, it is likely…