Category: Technology

NCC Staff eulogise Aliyu, Aninweke in retirement

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As two management staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) completed the final stage of their disengagement with the regulatory body, the staff of the Commission have continued to eulogise their eventful tenure at the Commission.   Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu, who retired as the Head of Administration, and Chief Okechukwu Aninweke, Head of Risk Management, retired from the Commission upon attainment of 60 year mandatory age of retirement, and were celebrated at different occasions by the staff, who listed their sterling qualities and track record of achievements.   Executive Commissioner,…

10% Data Reversal: Telcos, NCC adamant, flays Presidential Directives

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF,       One week after the Presidential directive to Telcos to reverse the new 10% increase in Data charge , the service providers and NCC management had flayed the directive. This is coming as the data users groaned under intense pain with customers spending more than ten times on hourly, daily , weekly basis. A recharge of an average 1000 data that originally lasts for one month, but been used by users for barely one week , can hardly take an hour online. The ugly development…

NCC commends collaboration among Govt Agencies

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the level of collaboration existing between government agencies which has contributed to a healthy approach to meeting the strategic objectives of different organisations.   Zonal Controller of Enugu Zone of the Commission, Ogbonnna Ugama, who received the leadership of Enugu Chapter of the Association of Heads of Federal Government Establishments (AHFGEs), on behalf of the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, said such collaboration has assisted the Commission to achieve some of its goals.   Ugama told the AHFGEs delegation,…

NCC warns Parents against Children’s uncontrolled exposure to Online activities

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has charged parents and guardians to monitor and manage the engagement of their children online as the uncontrolled exposure to cyberspace is fraught with a lot of negativities to children’s wellbeing.   Contributing during the recent First Web Rangers Nigeria Summit in Abuja, a Google’s initiative that focuses on developing digital literacy and equipping telecom consumers with the knowledge they require for their online safety, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said it became imperative for the parents to know what their children…

At 2022 Tech Innovation Awards,Danbatta commits to Enhancing Digital Economy

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As Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently won double awards at the 2022 Tech Innovation Awards (TIA), the telecom regulator has promised to ensure it bring full benefits of the digital economy to Nigerians for the overall development of the country. At the 6th edition of the annual awards, which took place in Lagos, the Commission was named The Innovative Telecom Regulator of the Year Award while its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, was honoured with the Telecom Industry Leader Award. Speaking after receiving the awards on behalf of the…

NCC offers Two more slots on 3.5GHz Band for 5G Services

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has put up another two slots of spectrum in the 3.5GHz Spectrum band for auction before end of 2022, to boost deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) services in Nigeria.   The process, which was made public on 21st October 2022 with the publication of the Draft Information Memorandum (IM) for the auction on the Commission’s website, invited stakeholders to study the Memorandum for purposes of making submissions ahead of a review of the IM on 16th November 2022.   The final IM is slated for…

NCC receives Cybersecurity Award, Votes for Safer Internet

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend in Lagos, received a cybersecurity promotion award at the maiden edition of Cybersecurity Merit Awards hosted by the Cybersecurity Experts Association of Nigerian (CSEAN) which enumerated several steps taken by it to promote a safer Internet.   The award, which was conferred on the Commission, ahead of other contending organizations, listed its sterling contributions to the protection of telecom consumers from all forms of cybercrimes.   Director of New Media and Information Security of the NCC, Dr. Haru Alhassan, who received the…

Broadband: Pantami woos State Governors, Obaseki shares experience

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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, today, in Abuja, told a gathering designed for State Governors that the potentials of broadband were so enormous that if made available for citizens, will be the best gift for their economic emancipation.   Pantami told the state governors and their representatives including other industry stakeholders at the maiden edition of Broadband Technical Awareness Forum for Governors (BTAF), organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), where Governor of Edo State,Godwin Obaseki, gave an impressive report card about what…

Pantami launches partnership for digital skills programme with Coursera

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In furtherance of its digital capacity building initiative, the Federal Government of Nigeria has entered into partnership with Coursera, a global online digital skills acquisition platform, to empower twenty four thousand Nigerians, with digital and developer skills in various fields over a three year period.   Declaring the training open on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, today Wednesday, October 19, 2022, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), noted that “we are championing a paradigm shift of prioritizing hard, soft and social skills over…

Governors Assemble for Broadband Awareness Forum

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All Nigeria State Governors are set to discuss how to empower the citizens with latest telecoms technologies as they partake in the maiden edition of Broadband Technical Awareness Forum for Governors, BTAF, put together by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and slated for Thursday in Abuja.   The programme, which takes place at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton, Hotel in Abuja on October 20, 2022, and themed: “State Broadband Coordinating Councils: Potentials and Possibilities”, will appraise the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025, which targets 70 per cent…