Category: Technology

NCC set to showcase indigenous Telecom achievements at NTICE 2023 Expo

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023), which holds in Lagos from August 22-24, 2023, at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed: “Harnessing Indigenous Content for Economic Growth: Networking to Boost Investment”, the Commission said it is mobilizing stakeholders for a remarkable outing, following a very impressive showing at the maiden edition of the event last year. The NTICE is being…

Stakeholders commends NCC for opening up MVNO licence

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Stakeholders in the telecommunication sector have said the recent move by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to open up licensing for independent Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) has the potential to spark a rush of digital innovation. They stressed that the MVNO race has become one-of-a-kind laboratory for creating innovative mobile communications products and infrastructure models, while businesses around the world are watching closely to learn what the market will adopt, and where they should be investing their development budgets in the years to come. According to them, the new…

301m SIM registration recorded in 2022 – NCC ….. as Subscribers exchange 25.9b SMS

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that in line with the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration exercise mandated by it, mobile operators as of December 2022 had registered 301,283,030 subscribers in the country. NCC said MTN had registered 123.5 million; Globacom, 65.4 million; Airtel, 64.8 million; 9mobile, 46.1 million; Smile, 966,066 and nTel, 236,495. The telecoms regulator, in its 2022 Subscriber/Network Data Yearly report, released on 10th August,2023, said the total yearly active voice subscription for mobile (GSM) segment increased from 195.1 million subscriptions as of December 2021…

NCC donates multi-million naira Virtual Examination Centre to MAPOLY

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday donated a Virtual Examination Centre to the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facility was handed over to the management of the school at its premises in Abeokuta. It consisted of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre furnished with 250 tables, chairs and desktop computers with ICT peripherals and a 200KVA Generator. Speaking at the event, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed that the donation was in line…

NCC warns against sale, use of non-type approved devices

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned traders and other stakeholders about the negative consequences of selling and purchasing phones and telecommunications gadgets that are not type approved by the Commission. The certification of telecom devices used in the telecom sector is one of the mandates of the NCC as enshrined in the Nigerian Communications Act (2003) whose central objective is the “protection of the rights and interests of consumers”. Non-type approved telecom devices are considered to be supplied to the Nigerian market from grey sources and are known to…

MAFAB has launched 5G Services in Nigeria,says NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reacted to some comments on social media which claimed that “ MAFAB Communications, one of the companies granted Fifth Generation (5G) licences by the Commission is yet to roll out the service, nearly two years after obtaining a licence, and one year after the roll-out date.”The commission decribed the comments as misleading and false.   NCC in a statement signed by Reuben Muoka, Director Public Affairs said; “for a fact, MAFAB Communications is one of the two successful companies that won a 5G Licence…

NCC signs MoU with BPSR on Digitization of Govt Processes

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Dasuki Arabi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work towards accelerating the digitisation reform process in government.     Speaking at the event, which took place at the NCC’s Head Office in Abuja recently, Danbatta said collaboration between the two organizations is consistent with NCC’s Strategic Vision Plan (SVP) to partner and collaborate with relevant stakeholders.     He noted that the MoU will…

Danbatta charges Businesses to adjust with Disruptive Technologies

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Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has advised businesses to adjust to the potentials of disruptive technologies which have been adopted across the globe for enhanced productivity and sustainability. He told industry leaders and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovators, who gathered at the 2023 edition of the Information, Communication, Technology and Telecommunications (ICTEL) expo organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Lagos, that advancements made in the global ICT industry have become business and enhancing. Danbatta, who was…

Lamido Adamawa lauds NCC’s Consumer Protection Initiatives

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The Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Mustapha, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a range of its telecom consumer protection initiatives, including the recent Village Square Dialogue (VSD), which held at the weekend in Yola, Adamawa State. The Traditional Ruler represented by Kakakin Adamawa, Prof. Abubakar Tahir, at the Consumer Conversation programme of the Commission with the theme: “Know Your Rights as Telecom Consumers” in Yola, said the event marked a privilege for individual telecom consumers and businesses in the state to ask questions and get face-to-face response…