News & Headlines
Check here for the latest news and headlines of what's going on in the Nigerian telecommunications industry and the activities of the Nigerian Communications Commission
- Details
- Written by: Media Team
As part of its Stakeholders consultative activities and continuous collaboration with other African regulatory bodies on the need to integrate the African Continent for a seamless connectivity and consumer experience, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will host the 2nd edition of the Conference of African Telecommunications Regulators on Consumer Affairs (CATCO), 2019 as follows:
Date: August 20 - 22, 2019
Venue: Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja
Time: 9am daily
- Details
- Written by: Media Team
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reminded telecoms consumers about the existence of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) or porting service, enjoining them to leverage it in case of dissatisfaction with the services provided by their current respective networks.
The MNP or simply porting is a need-based service that allows subscribers to migrate their mobile number from their current network to another preferred network without losing their number where the existing network fails to meet their expectation in terms of quality of service (QoS) delivery.
- Details
- Written by: Media Team
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive (EVC/CE) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has said that the generational changes in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have continued to redefine the dynamism of the telecommunications industry.
Danbatta explained that such changes have resulted in a paradigm shift from a voice-dominated technologies (1G - first generation) to data-dominated technologies such as second generation (2G), third generation (3G), to the fourth generation 4G and to the promising fifth generation (5G), which is expected to drive future telecoms services.
- Details
- Written by: Media Team
Nigeria's Internet users, whose database hit 122 million in May this year, will be more protected online through a synergistic collaboration among various organisations and agencies of government to enthrone effective Internet governance in the country.
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive (EVC/CE) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated this at the 8th edition of the Nigerian Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) focused on "Enabling Digital Common Wealth for Development" which took place at MUSON Centre, Lagos on Thursday (July 11, 2019).
- Details
- Written by: Media Team
In keeping with its scheduled programme of sensitising telecom consumers about the menace of cybercrimes, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) this morning (11 July 2019) organised the 107th edition of the Consumer Outreach Programme focused on the role of telecom consumers in tackling the menace of cybercrime in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, who spoke through Ismail Adedigba, Head Information and Reference at Consumer Affairs Bureau of NCC, tasked the consumers to take exposure to education on cybercrime very important, emphasising that only through education can they get necessary tips to protect themselves while online.
- NCC’s transformative role in broadband development commendable - ASCON
- Sensitise your agents, dealers to dangers of pre-registered SIM cards – NCC tells operators
- "Our Commitment to Strategic Collaboration and Partnership is Irrevocable" - Danbatta
- Nigeria's Dare, Ahmad and Kyari Shine at Financial Inclusion Forum in Milan