Reactivate All Barred Lines, NCC Orders MTN, Others

“Lines barred due to the NIN-SIM linkage’ll be reactivated for a limited period;” details of the order from NCC   The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered all telecom service providers to immediately reactivate all lines barred due to the NIN-SIM linkage. Platforms Africa reports that the Director Public Affairs of NCC, Reuben Muoka, who said this in a statement, maintained that the reactivation was for a limited period. Mouka said, “Over the weekend many telecom subscribers/consumers were unable to access their phone lines because of the inability of many…

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NCC Reverses 10 Percent Tariff Increase On Voice, Data Services

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reversed the unilateral increase of voice and data services by some Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), saying it was without the final approval of the Board of the Commission. The Commission, in a statement in Abuja by its Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, acknowledged the operating environment, which precipitated the upward tariff adjustment but insisted that all processes for such approval must be followed. “The consideration for 10 percent approval for tariff adjustments for different voice and data packages was in line with the…

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Meet Reuben Muoka, NCC New Public Affairs Director

Muoka resumed duty on Monday, June 20, 2022, to replace Dr. Ikechulkwu Adinde, who has been moved to the special duty unit of the Commission.   Reuben Mouka, a veteran ICT journalist and public relations practitioner, one of the best in those fields, has been appointed the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC). Muoka who resumed duty on Monday, June 20, 2022, according to a report by e-World, replaced Dr. Ikechulkwu Adinde, who has been moved to the special duty unit of the Commission. READ…

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