This is an increase from 184 million subscribers from the previous year. The active users of telecommunications services in the country stood at 199 million, as of July 2020, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The new figure is an increase from 184 million subscribers, about 15 million, from the previous year. This, NCC said, represented about...
Despite the controversies surrounding the fifth-generation network, 5G over perceived relations with the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria appears closer to adopting it. This is apparently owing to the huge economic benefits the network has been said to accrue to countries that have adopted it. The network is also said to trigger up to $13.2 trillion in...
The Nigerian Communication Commission has warned telecom consumers to desist from using illegal GSM boosters. The commission published this on its website on Tuesday. According to the notice signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Adinde, only licensed network operators are allowed to use GSM boosters. GSM boosters are devices that transmit and receive telecommunications signals...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it has remitted N362.34 billion into the Federal Government Consolidate Revenue Fund from 2015 to date. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta disclosed this at a function in Abuja. According to him, the revenue was realised through spectrum fees and operating surplus, which he said helped...
For the next 2 years, Airtel, Glo, MTN, 9Mobile, IHS Nigeria and MainOne will have to provide the Communications Commission of Nigeria (NCC) with separate accounts for each of their activity in the country. The new accounting separation framework, drafted by the NCC, has entered into force. Telecom operators will now have to present to the...
The telecoms regulator in Nigeria has set up a department for the digital economy. Responsible for promoting the federal government’s vision for the sector, it will use the digital economy policy document to carry out its mission. The Communications Commission of Nigeria (NCC) has set up a department for the digital economy. NCC Director of Public Affairs...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is requesting input from industry stakeholders to feed into its 5G deployment policy framework.
Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari reappointed Professor Umar Garba Danbatta as the Executive Vice Chairman of the country’s telecoms regulatory body, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Umar Danbatta, the current Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) - the substantive boss - of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has been reappointed to the post by the nation's President - Mohammed Buhari.
Umar Danbatta, the current Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) - the substantive boss - of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has been reappointed to the post by the nation's President - Mohammed Buhari.
