Tag: umar danbatta
NCC bursts 5G conspiracy theories; assures on safety, data protection
July 30, 2021 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has bursted myths and misconception built around 5G technology, assuring that it would ensure adherence to safety and standard of the latest technology in telecoms. Global media space has been awash with several myths and misconceptions about 5G with some linking it to the outbreak of coronavirus ...Telecom infrastructure: We’ll continue to strengthen collaboration with the judiciary at all levels – NCC
July 27, 2021 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in a bid to further protect telecoms infrastructure in the country, has reiterated its commitment to continue to strengthen collaboration with judicial institutions in Nigeria. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement said that the ...Spectrum fees: NCC surpasses revenue projection, generates over N150bn in 5 months
July 4, 2021 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has exceeded its N36 billion projected revenue from spectrum license fees for 2021. The Commission said that it had recorded over N150 billion from this revenue source within the five months of the year. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, made this known in a statement on ...5G: Danbatta Inaugurates Committee on Spectrum Auction for Rollout
June 21, 2021 Apart from developing the IM for auctioning of C-band spectrum for 5G deployment in Nigeria, the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the committee will include the development of an award process to be used pursuant to which the grant of Spectrum licenses may be made Following the Senate investigative hearing which gave ...NCC Concludes Cost-Based Study on Int’national Termination Rate Determination
June 10, 2021 The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, said the cost-based study became imperative, following previous efforts at finding an optimum price for the termination of international voice services that will be beneficial to all relevant industry stakeholders. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded the process for determining the ...Benchmarking tour: Danbatta Shares Experience on Regulatory Model for Nigeria’s Digital Inclusion as Guinea Bissau visits NCC
May 31, 2021 The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has shared his experiences on some of the regulatory models, approaches and best practices being implemented by the Commission in promoting a stable telecoms sector and accelerating digital inclusion in Nigeria. Danbatta shared these experiences while receiving a ...Microsoft: Buhari’s glory, Danbatta’s passion
May 10, 2023 BY KEN UGBECHIE Good news heals a heavy heart. Like the latest news of Microsoft investing in Nigeria to upskill five million Nigerians in three years. That’s good news in a season of gloom. While we congratulate the Nigerian government for pulling this through, we must not fail to interrogate the unseen ...NCC to Balance Competition with Disruptive Technologies for Sustainable Telecoms Industry Growth
May 7, 2021 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasised that in the light of disruptions in the technology ecosystem, it is keen on balancing healthy competition with entry of disruptive technologies to ensure sustainable growth and development in Nigeria’s telecoms industry. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, stated this ...Lecture: Driving Pervasive Broadband Penetration to Deepen Digital Financial Inclusion for Nigeria’s Socio-economic Transformation
I thank the Board and Management of the Centre for Financial Journalism for considering me worthy as the Guest Lecturer for this year’s edition of its annual ‘The Bullion Lecture 2021’, holding here at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. This Lecture, being the fifth in a series, was skipped last year owing to the ...MVNO Licence Framework Yet to Be Concluded in Nigeria -NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would like to draw the attention of the public to a report in an online publication purporting that the Commission had concluded work on the licensing framework that will open Nigerian telecoms market for the launch of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO). This was contained in a statement signed by the ...
