Tag: Nigerian communications commission
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NCC heeds minister’s order: Sets to reduce data price, halt illegal deductions
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is working to resolve and implement the Federal Government’s directive on the challenges of illegal data deductions and to review the cost of data downward in the country. Mrs Uwa Suleiman, Spokesperson to the Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Dr Isa Pantani, said in a statement issued in ... -
NCC at GOCOP conference, says we’ve achieved 35% Broadband penetration
We at the NCC are always delighted to be part of the Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). That is why we have joined you for today’s event holding here at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. GOCOP has, over the years, remained a segment of the Commission’s broad media stakeholders, who have ... -
Emotion as 12 top staff retire from NCC; it’s ‘a vacuum too difficult to fill’ – Danbatta
Emotion ran high Thursday as no fewer than 12 management staff bade good bye to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in retirement. They form bulk of the staff who accepted the offer of ‘take and go’ voluntary retirement by the management. It was gathered that in order to trim the top management staff which was ... -
5G network will foster economic development – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for regulations and successful deployment of 5G network to foster economic development. Danbatta made the call on the side-lines of a workshop themed “Future of Industry, Driving Innovation and Growth’’ organised by Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) in collaboration with NCC ... -
NCC, UK Govt partner on digital inclusion to bridge access gaps
In what is seen as a major step towards bridging access gaps in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Government of the United Kingdom (UK), have agreed to collaborate on digital inclusion, cyber security and capacity building. This was disclosed at the weekend by the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ... -
ICT: DBI to train over 2,000 primary, secondary school teachers
Buoyed by the success recorded with the Advanced Digital Awareness Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADAPTI), the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) is focusing on training over 2000 primary and secondary school teachers and administrators before year end. The Administrator of the Institute, Dr. Ike Adinde, disclosed this in a chat with journalists, stressing that the training ... -
Active mobile lines decrease to 161.4million in July – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria decreased to 161.4 million in July. It said in its monthly subscriber’s operator data posted on its website on Wednesday that the active mobile lines at the end of July decreased to 161.42 million from the 162.30 million in June. NCC said with ... -
NCC boss wants right policies to fast track digital growth in Africa
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on stakeholders in the telecommunication sector to put in place right polices to fast track digital growth in Africa. Danbatta made this call on Monday at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Digital Bridge Institute Regional Human Capacity Building Workshop in Abuja. ... -
NCC to license telecoms operators to host lotteries on networks
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will soon license telecom companies to host lotteries on their networks Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, said this during the review of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NCC and National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) on Monday in Abuja. “Very soon we are going to ... -
Number of Internet users in Nigeria decrease in June – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Internet users in the country decreased to 102,805,122 million in June from the 103,152,726 million recorded in May. The NCC made this disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for June 2018 on its website on in Abuja. The data showed a decrease 347,604 subscribers in the country. ...
