Category: ICT

Why Nigerians Who Link SIMs to Third Party’s NINs Risk Jail Terms – NCC

ADEOLA YUSUF

“If the person, whose SIM is linked to your line, uses their own SIM to commit crimes or any form of atrocities, it is easy to be traced to you and then, you will be dealt with because the SIM is linked to your NIN.” The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised telecommunication subscribers not to allow their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to be linked to another person’s Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. Platforms Africa reports that a statement quoted the NCC as disclosing this during the third run of…

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Buhari Dragged to Court Over N5bn Budget to Monitor Nigerian’s WhatsApp

ADEOLA YUSUF

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged plans to spend approximately N5 billion (N4.87billion) to monitor WhatsApp phone calls and text messages. PLATFORMS AFRICA reports that the group is asking the court to “declare illegal and unconstitutional the plan by the administration to track, intercept and monitor WhatsApp messages, phone calls, and text messages of Nigerians and other people, as it severely threatens and violates the right to the preservation of privacy.” The suit followed the proposal in the Supplementary Appropriation…

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Comply With Regulations, NCC Tasks MTN, Glo, 7,983 Other Telecoms Licensees

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tasked telecom licensees in the Africa’s most populous country to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and other regulatory frameworks put in place to ensure a more competitive and sustainable telecoms sector in Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that under the list of licensees last updated by the NCC as at October 13, 2021, there are 7,985 Telecoms licensees in Nigeria including the MTN, Glo, 9Mobile and Etisalat. “The NCC confirmed 930 entries at the Individual category Licensees while there 7,055 licensees…

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Nigerians To Get 5G Any Moment As NCC’s in-Road to full deployment hits 97%

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it is now 97 per cent ready for the full implementation of the country’s 5G policy. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, re-affirmed the status of the Commission’s 5G technology deployment at the annual African Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTech 2021) held in Lagos with the overarching theme: “Embracing Changes and Digital Transformation in the New Normal.” Focusing his presentation on “NCC as a Digital Transformation Crusader and Nigeria’s in-Road to 5G Deployment,” Danbatta stated…

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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

ADEOLA YUSUF

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

ADEOLA YUSUF

– 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

ADEOLA YUSUF

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

ADEOLA YUSUF

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

ADEOLA YUSUF

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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