FG suspends 5% tax on ICT sector, Pantami heads review committee
The Federal Government has suspended the introduction of five percent excise duty in the digital economy sector proposed by the Minister of Finance. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,…
Insecurity: NCC shuts down telecom services in Zamfara
September 5, 2021 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecoms service providers to shut down services in Zamfara State for two weeks. This was disclosed in a memo signed…
WorldStage Summit 2020: Amaechi, Danbatta, others to discuss economic diversification
With the global economy still battling with the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with eye opening protests by frustrated youths in Nigeria, the 2020 edition of the annual WorldStage Economic Summit is…
Cybercrime: Emergency Response Team coming soon – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) will soon be established to curb cybercrime. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta…
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…
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…
National roaming, infrastructure sharing will improve quality of service – NCC
By Theresa Igata The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says National Roaming and Active infrastructure sharing have the potential of promoting seamless communication among subscribers by improving quality of service and…
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…
Danbatta in Singapore, lists gains of new infracos licensing
 The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has hailed the recent licensing of new infracos by the commission, describing it is a key…