NCC Arrests Five Suspects Over Fraudulently-registered SIM Cards

As part of its routine enforcement activities to sanitize the industry of criminal elements, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested no fewer than five suspected individuals for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registering and selling Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. Director, Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement on Thursday, said the operation was carried […]

NCC Boosts NFIU’s Operations with ICT Tools

In keeping with its efforts to support Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage to enhance operational efficiency in government, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has donated ICT equipment to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The state-of-the-art ICT tools comprising 40 units of HP EliteOne All-in-One desktop G5 with Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB […]

How To Lodge Telecom Services Complaints To NCC

Consumers of telecom services who are dissatisfied with services rendered to them by any of the Service Providers have a right to seek redress of the situation by reporting to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) after they would have reported to their respective service providers and are still not satisfied with the responses. It should […]

Pantami Calls For Collaboration Between Private, Public Sectors To Achieve New National Broadband Plan

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ali Ibrahim Pantami has engaged relevant industry players and agencies under the Ministry to discuss ways for achieving accelerated implementation of the new Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP), 2020-2025. According to Nigerian Communications Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement on Tuesday, Pantami made the […]

Danbatta Hinges Rapid Connectivity on Robust Multi-stakeholder Engagement

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that robust multi-stakeholder engagement is critical to accelerating rapid connectivity in the country. Danbatta stated this in a keynote address delivered at the 2020 National Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) Virtual Innovative Tech Webinar on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. […]

Why Africa’s biggest telecoms company is listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange

Africa’s leading telecoms group MTN has listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in a move that could pave the way for the sale of shares to investors in its biggest market. MTN, which has its primary listing on the Johannesburg stock exchange, won’t be issuing new shares or raising funds in Nigeria at this stage. But […]