Category: Technology

NCC awards N233M Research grants, Professorial Chair Endowments to Nigerian Universities

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Consistent with its recognition of the academia as a central stakeholder in its commitment to linkages and local development sphere of the Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded fresh research grants and endowed professorial chairs in some Nigerian universities in the sum of N233 million.   From the total sum, N172.5 million was awarded to support 13 proposals found to have met the stipulated criteria in the advertised 2021 Request for Proposal (RfP) for Telecommunications-Based Research Innovations from Nigerian Tertiary Institutions (research grant) Programme. Additionally, three…

Journalists have helped so much to reduce cyber crimes in the society – Internet Safety Advocate, Onadipe reveals

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An advocate of internet safety based in Ibadan Oyo State, Mr. Rotimi Onadipe has commended the efforts of journalists for their roles in reducing cyber crimes and online abuse among youths and the society at large through the publication of his articles on internet safety. Rotimi Onadipe has written and published several articles on internet safety to inform, guide and educate internet users globally on how to stay safe online and avoid online risks e.g. cyber crimes, social media addiction, pornography addiction, online gaming addiction, among others. Onadipe, who is…

NCC demands MNOs, Agents, Consumers compliance with SIM Replacement Guidelines

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has insisted that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), their licensed agents and telecom subscribers should always comply with the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration, activation and replacement procedures as set out in the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Registration.   The Commission made the request during the 6th Edition of the Telecom Consumer Town Hall on Radio (TCTHR), a radio-based interactive consumer outreach programme of the Commission, broadcast under the auspices of NCC Digital Signature, the Commission’s flagship radio programme.   The programme, which had…

NCC Boss reels out achievements ,as Nigeria hands over WATRA Chairmanship to Republic of Guinea

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Having successfully piloted the affairs of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) as Chairman in the last one year, Nigeria has handed over the mantle of leadership of the Assembly to the Republic of Guinea.   Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), who served Nigeria’s tenure as the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s national telecommunications regulatory authority, handed over to the newly elected Chairman of the Assembly, Sekou Oumar Barry, of the Republuc of Guinea. The hand over ceremony was one…

NIN-SIM Linkage: FG directs Telcos to bar outgoing calls on unlinked lines from 4th April

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended Nigerians and Legal Residents for their support during the exercise to link National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). As of date, over 125 Million SIMs have had their NINs submitted for immediate linkage, verification and authentication. Similarly, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued over 78 Million unique NINs till date. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari gave the directive for the implementation and commencement of the exercise…

NDEPS :Pantami commends agencies in Communications Sector …. As Danbatta says “NCC raised $563.1M for FG through 3.5GHz auction; 80 million Nigerians have broadband access

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has commended all the agencies in the communications and digital economy sector for being dedicated to the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020-2030, and urged them to work collaboratively and co-ordinately in order to achieve the Federal Government’s strategic objectives as articulated in NDEPS.   Pantami stated this at a retreat organised by Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMoCDE) for senior management staff of the Ministry and all its agencies…

Link NIN to SIM without Delay,FG tells Citizens

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  The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has urged citizens and legal residents to use the next few days to NIN-SIM linkage deadline to ensure that they complete the verification exercise.   The general public would recall that the Federal Government approved an extension of the NIN-SIM linkage deadline to the 31st of March, 2022.     However, the Honourable Minister has further directed that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) should offer enrolment services round-the-clock for the next few days. Prof Pantami…

NCC uncovers Cyber threats to Windows Platforms, Routers

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The Computer Security Incidents Response Team (CSIRT) set up by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the telecoms sector, has discovered two new separate cyber threats targeting Windows Platforms and a particular kind of routers respectively. The discoveries were made known in two separate advisories released by the cyber-space protection team earlier this week. The first cyber threat is a ransomeware known as ‘Lokilocker’, which is capable of wiping data from all version of Windows systems or platforms. It causes data loss, and denial of service (DoS), which reduces user’s…

Pantami inaugurates new NCC’s Board Member, Bindawa … tasks Commission on synergy, policy implementation

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has formally inaugurated Prof. Mansur Bindawa, as a non-executive commissioner on the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by administering the oath of office on the new appointee.   Speaking at the official induction of Bindawa into the NCC Board, Pantami said Bindawa’s journey into the Commission followed the laid-down laws establishing the Commission.   “The inauguration of Prof. Bindawa into the NCC board is in fulfilment of the requirements of Nigerian Communication Act (NCA), 2003,…

NCC’s Experiences at ITU Bolstering Nigeria’s Digital Transformation – Danbatta

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The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) vast experience as a long-standing member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has served as a booster to the Commission in its effective implementation of government policies, and in stimulating regulatory initiatives focused on advancing Nigeria’s digital transformation. The NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said.   Danbatta stated this while addressing global actors in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry at the ongoing Session of the ITU Council taking place in-person at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, from…