Category: Technology

FG removes Excise Duty for Telecoms Services

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The Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, disclosed this on Tuesday  21st March,2023 at a press briefing organised to provide updates on the status of the 5 per cent excise duty, whose applicability to the telecom sector…

NCC unveils Consumer TELCARE Centre at Abuja Airport

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The public concourse at the Terminal C of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja is the first beneficiary of a Telecom Consumer Assistance, Resolution and Enquires (TELCARE) Centre unveiled by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was as one of the series of events to mark the 2023 International Consumers Rights Day celebrated by the Commission in Abuja last week Wednesday. The Chairman, Board of Commissioners of NCC, Prof. Adeolu Akande, who unveiled the initiative, said the launch of the TELCARE, is the beginning of the helpdesk project expected to adorn some…

2023 World Consumer Rights Day:NCC reiterates commitment to protection of Telecom Consumers

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The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta said between March 15, 2022, till date the Commission has carried out its mandate in a manner that further strengthened consumer protection while safeguarding the interest of telecom consumers. He maintained that in addition to continuing implementation of the policy that ensured improved access to broadband connectivity, the Commission, through Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) constantly alerted consumers to cyber threats that could have led to the compromise of their financial profile through the execution…

Over 12 million cyber-attacks recorded during 2023 Presidential election – Pantami

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Nigeria recorded no fewer than 12.9 million cyberattacks from within and outside the country during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, who disclosed this in a statement by his media aide, Uwa Suleiman, yesterday, said over 6.9 million attacks were recorded on election day alone. According to Pantami, the attacks were successfully blocked due to the sophisticated infrastructure on the ground by different agencies of government charged with the responsibility of protecting the nation’s cyberspace. NEW: Click “HERE”…

NCC approves harmonized short codes for Telecom operators, directs implementation

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In line with its consumer-centric approach to telecoms regulation, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecom consumers in Nigeria. The Commission has already set a deadline of May 17, 2023, for all mobile networks to fully migrate from hitherto diverse short codes to the harmonised codes. The use of harmonised short codes is aimed at achieving uniformity in common short codes across networks. This means that the code for checking airtime…

NCC spotlights Renewable Energy on World Consumer Rights Day

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on clean energy usage in the telecoms sector.       In what has become a tradition in the Commission since 2017, when it declared 2017 as Year of the Telecom Consumers when it honoured telecom consumers by connecting with the global theme for the commemoration to celebrate the Day with landmark activities, the Commission has continued to promote consumer protection…

NATIONAL SECURITY:NISS seeks collaboration with NCC 

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National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has engaged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to advance strategic collaboration that would enhance the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) towards improving national security.     Speaking during a visit to the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta at the NCC’s Head Office in Abuja recently, the Institute’s Director, Research Estimates and Library Services, Dr. Adegboyega Karim, said the visit was on a fact-finding mission to enrich ongoing research that focuses on globalization and regional integration for sustainable…

2023 Elections: Pantami Inaugurates Committee for Cyberspace and ICT Infrastructure Protection

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami yesterday  23rd February,2023 in Abuja, inaugurated a Committee led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, to advise the Federal Government on appropriate measures to take in protection of the nation’s cyberspace and ICT infrastructure from potential attacks especially during the 2023 General Elections.   The Minister, who represented President Mohammadu Buhari, announced that constitution of the Committee was on the directive of Mr. President that he put in place, a committee that…

Ignore fraudulent messages on Network shut down – NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has refuted messages circulating in some social media platforms, insinuating there is a planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT Units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, 2023. NCC described the messages as  fraudulent and misleading information, urged Nigerians, consumers of telecommunications services, and all bank customers to ignore these or similar messages that insinuate deliberate network shutdown or disruption of services in the Nigerian telecom network. “These malicious and subversive messages originated and are being…

Shake- up in NCC,as Haru,Idehen,others redeployed 

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Two Directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Alhassan Haru and Mr. Efosa Idehen have been respectively redeployed to man the Technical Standards and Network Integrity (TSNI), and the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement (CME) departments of the Commission in a move to further enhance operational efficiency and sustain regulatory excellence.   In an exercise approved by the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, other senior staff of NCC were moved to head critical departments, following the recent retirement of some directors, who reached the 60…