Tag: NCC
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Nigeria hosts 54 countries to Africa Internet Governance Forum 2023
Nigeria is set to play host to 54 African nations and other continental Internet governance stakeholder blocs at the 2023 Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2023) in Abuja from 18th to 21 September, 2023.
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Nigeria ranks 11th in internet penetration globally
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Nigeria is rated eleventh in terms of internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage globally.
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Time to rebuild the Communications Ministry – By Okoh Aihe
I do not know Bosun Tijani, the new Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, who, along with his colleagues, was sworn in on Monday. But I can see the picture of a young man standing before some dodos
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Bosun Tijani reacts after emerging Communications Minister
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved the appointment of Bosun Tijani as Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
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NCC considers ethical energy sourcing for telecoms sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is mulling over the idea of introducing a framework to encourage ethical energy sourcing in the telecommunications sector.
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Why is NCC fretting over MAFAB? – By Okoh Aihe
It is not impossible for a regulator to be worried about the health of one of its licensees. There are several reasons for this to happen. It’s either the operator is not performing well in the market place or there could be some backend happenings impairing its operations.
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Service providers should block reported stolen SIM card under five minutes – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed a 5 minutes time frame for blocking a stolen Subscribers Identity Module (SIM Card) instead of the presently used 30 minutes. The NCC made this proposal known during the three-day public inquiries of six regulatory instruments at the commission in Abuja on Monday.
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NCC raises alarm over fraudulent LinkedIn account impersonating EVC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has drawn the attention of the public to a fraudulent LinkedIn account impersonating the person, and office of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta.
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Pressure mounts on NCC to deactivate all illegally SIM cards
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to deactivate all illegally registered SIM cards in support of the fight against insecurity in the country.
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Politicians put NCC on panic mode – By Okoh Aihe
In spite of being subjected to a sustained subterranean assault in the past eight years of the Mohammadu Buhari administration, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) still remains one of the five star agencies in the country. The pillars holding that regulatory agency have been built over a time but some staff of the Commission are…