Category: ICT

NCC, NESG Mull Ties to Boost Telecoms Impact on Nigeria’s Economy

ADEOLA YUSUF

L-R: Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) and Nnanna Ude, Leader, National Assembly Business Environment RoundTable (NASSBER), Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), during the NESG courtesy visit. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) are considering possible areas of increasing collaboration to enhance the impact and contribution of telecommunications sector on Nigeria’s socio-economic development. This was the crux of deliberations during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the National Assembly Business Environment Round Table (NASSBER), a policy unit at NESG…

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N’Central, West, S’West regions Lead as Households in 17 states unable to pay for airtime

ADEOLA YUSUF

Households in 17 of 33 states in Nigeria are experiencing more difficulty paying for airtime, while in the other 16, Internet data was a trickier expense to meet, a recent survey has revealed. North Central, North West and South West states were the major areas where the populace are unable to pay for airtime regularly. In fact, most individuals explored network operators ‘borrow credit’ schemes. Also, households in the North East, South East and South South experienced difficulty paying for Internet services. Further, the North East is the region with the…

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As NCC Sets Fresh Operational Fees, Spectrum Prices For Telecom Operators

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission has set up an annual operating regulatory levy to ensure that all licencees are properly and equitably assessed to meet statutory and regulatory expectations. This was disclosed by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, during the Public Inquiry on two regulatory instruments draft held on Thursday in Abuja. Danbatta explained that the two key regulatory instruments were tailored to meet the challenges and to further strengthen the market structure of the industry. The instruments are: Annual Operating Regulations and the Frequency Spectrum…

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Why Local Telecommunications Operators Need NCC Protection – Legal Luminary

ADEOLA YUSUF

A legal luminary, Ayoola Oke, with expertise in communications law, has said that many telecommunications operators, especially the smaller players, may run out of business without urgent measures to preserve their operations. As such, Oke urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to come to their rescue as fast as possible. Oke, who disclosed this during an interaction with journalists in Lagos to review the outcome of the yearly workshop for judges, organised by the NCC in conjunction with the National Judicial Institute, said the telecoms regulator should do more with…

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Nigerian Government has final say on 5G deployment – NCC

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Government has the final say on deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) networks in the country, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said. Danbatta made this clarification while speaking at the NCC’s Public Enquiry on Annual Operating Levy Regulations (AOL) and the Frequency Pricing in Abuja, last week. A video clip at the function sighted by Platforms Africa showed that there were two regulatory instruments examined at the event, that is the Annual Operating Levy Regulations (AOL) and…

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EXCLUSIVE: Danbatta Joins Pantami, Ganduje At Kano Executive Council e-Gov Training + What They Say

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, recently joined dignitaries at the opening ceremony of a two-day capacity building for members of the Executive Council of Kano State. Danbatta, Pantami and Ganduje at the event. Others included the Minister, Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi as well as executive members of the state. The training held at the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Kano,…

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NCC focuses 2021 Cyber-Security Surveys on bullying, Child Internet Usage

ADEOLA YUSUF

How to participate in the Commission’s 2021 Cyber-Security Surveys   The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for participation into its 2021 cyber security surveys. Platforms  Africa reports that the NCC is the independent regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. The Commission is conducting a Cyber-bullying Survey and Child Internet Usage Survey  to gain insights into the level of safety in cyberspace and how this can be improved for telecom consumers. Interested persons are to click the link below to participate in the surveys. https://www.ncc.gov.ng/technical-regulation/cybersecurity

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S’Africa Mobile giant, MTN’s Nigerian Licence’ll not be renewed until.. – NCC

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria has said that the renewal of mobile licence for the South African mobile giant, MTN, will walt intil the application by the company, which is still undergoing required regulatory processes, is approved. The country’s Communication Commission, which said this in s statement to Platforms Africa, debunked report by an online media entitled “Govt renews MTN Nigeria licence amid 20 years of GSM Phones.”   READ ALSO: NNPC rejects arbitrary postdivestment takeover of IOCs’ Assets operatorship NAPE advocates Nigerian Bank of Energy creation, rallies 1,800 for Confab Nigerians’ Annual Spending…

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‘Real reason NCC established special museum for Telecoms industry’

ADEOLA YUSUF

Details have emerged on the real reason the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) established a special museum for the telecommunications industry in the country. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who revealed this in Abuja, declared that the museum’s establishment was to guarantee the future of museums. READ ALSO: Why Nigeria Extended NIN-SIM Verification Deadline to October 31, 2021 -NCC JUST IN: Nigeria Hikes Drivers’ Licenses, Number Plate Fees COVID-19 3rd wave hits Nigeria, kils six in Lagos daily…

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How I Bribed Nigerian Top Cop Abba Kyari In A $1.1 million Deal – Hushpuppi

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian infamous fraudster who recently pleaded guilty in the United States, Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas, has given details of how he allegedly bribed Nigeria’s celebrated police commander Abba Kyari, I In a $1.1 million deal. According to court documents, Mr Abbas admitted before Court to paying bribes to Mr Kyari, a deputy police commissioner, to have one of his rivals arrested and imprisoned in Nigeria after a dispute over a $1.1 million swindle of a Qatari businessman. Mr. Kyari did not immediately return calls and messages seeking his response to Mr…

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