Category: ICT

Nigeria deepens 5G deployment plans, dissects regulatory frameworks

ADEOLA YUSUF

How NCC’s regulatory instruments will impact 5G, national security, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, opens up   The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has declared that three of the Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling security and insurgency; as well as to enhance spectrum availability to facilitate the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology. Platforms Africa reports that the three instruments, which…

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Number of Mobile Phone Lines Linked With NIN in Nigeria Surpasses 180m

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Over 180 million telephone lines in Nigeria are now linked with the National Identity Numbers (NIN), Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, has declared. Platforms Africa reports that Danbatta disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during the public hearing and inquiry on the proposed draft regulations on telephone subscriber registration, sim replacement and spectrum allocation, 2021. According to him, the figure followed the capturing of over 60 million Nigerians by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in the National Identity Numbers (NIN) database. READ ALSO: We…

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Cybersecurity: NCC inaugurates incident response facility

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– Minister, ONSA, Lawmakers, others commend initiative – Project will strengthen telecoms infrastructure protection– Danbatta The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an incidence response facility aimed at addressing incidences of cybercrimes, protecting telecoms infrastructure and encouraging increased participation in nation’s digital economy. The NCC Center for Computer Security Incident Response is the Commission’s industry-specific intervention, whose objectives are aligned to the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) published by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The NCPS requires each sector to establish a computer incident response team…

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4 billion of World’s Population Now Using Mobile Internet- Report

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GSMA Research Shows 3.4 Billion People Do Not Use Mobile Internet Despite Living in Areas with Mobile Broadband Coverage The GSMA has launched its global State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2021 in Rwanda, showing that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of the world’s population is now using the mobile internet. Mobile internet usage translates to just over 4 billion connected people, 225 million more compared to 2019, and up from a third of people globally just six years ago. Even with this impressive growth in mobile internet…

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We Are Not Disqualifying Nigerians Below 18Yrs From Getting SIM Cards – NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied reports in a section of the media, purporting that the Commission is developing a regulation to disqualify Nigerians below 18 years of age from getting Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). In a statement on Wednesday signed by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs (DPA), Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the Commission said that “For the avoidance of doubt, it wishes to categorically state that the said report is not only misleading and inaccurate; but misinformation and mischaracterisation of the proceedings of the Public Inquiry on the Reviewed/Draft…

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NCC Disqualifies under 18 from SIM ownership in Nigeria

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The Nigerian Communications Commission says it has disqualified anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module in Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that a draft copy of the modified Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s website, revealed. The copy showed that NCC limited telecoms subscribers to only include anyone above the age of 18. READ ALSO: NCC Craves Stakeholders Comments for key regulatory instruments’ Review NCC Disqualifies under 18 from SIM ownership in Nigeria NCC to Slam N200,000 per subscriber penalty on…

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NCC Craves Stakeholders Comments for key regulatory instruments’ Review

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has craved more comments and inputs from stakeholders on the review opf three key regulatory instruments. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Commissioner Stakeholders’ Management, NCC, Barrister Adeleke Adewolu, who said this in his remarks at the public inquiry on three (3) regulatory instruments held on October 5, 2021 at the conference hall, NCC headquarters, Abuja, noted that thi8s is to ensure that the regulatory instruments issued by the Commission are in consonance with the best practices in the industry. “The draft of all the…

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Why Nigeria Is Reviewing SIM Registration, Replacement Frameworks -Danbatta

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Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has declared that the on-going review of the regulatory instrument is to ensure that frameworks that pertain to SIM Registration and Replacement in the communications industry meet the demands of the digital age and also further enhance the flexibility of the Spectrum Trading regime. Platforms Africa reports that Danbatta said this in his welcome address at the public inquiry on three (3) regulatory instruments held on October 5, 2021 at the conference hall, NCC headquarters, abuja “This Public Inquiry, on…

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Millions Locked out as Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram suffer global outage

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Millions of Social media users were locked out as services of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were, on Monday, October 3, 2021, hit by an outage lasting several hours. Platforms Africa reports that all the three services are owned by Facebook and could not be accessed over the web or smartphone apps. Downdetector, which tracks outages, logged nearly 80,000 reports for WhatsApp and more than 50,000 for Facebook. Data from the website suggests the outage is affecting user accounts across the world. Some people also reported problems using Fqacebook’s virtual reality…

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Nigeria Lifts Twitter Ban, Gives Reasons Citizens’ Handles Still Logged Out

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“I have directed that the suspension (slammed on Twitter) be lifted but…” – Buhari   Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the lifting of ban on operations of microblogging site, Twitter, in the African most populous nation. Platforms Africa reports that the President, who declared this during his independence day speech to Nigerians on Friday, tasked Twitter management to meet up with “conditions to allow Nigerians continue the use of the platform for business and positive engagements.” Nigeria had in June 2021, suspended the activities of the micro-blogging site  over…

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