THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a significant boost in capital inflows into the country’s telecommunications sector, with mobile network operators projected to invest more than $1 billion in expanding and upgrading infrastructure before the end of 2025. This investment boom comes on the heels of recent regulatory reforms …
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President Tinubu has appointed Idris Olorunnimbe as the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), while Dr Aminu Maida will continue as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The appointments were contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser, to the President on Information …
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THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that telecom services are crucial for ensuring national security, particularly in addressing issues that require effective communication. The Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, said this during an interactive session with the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) on Thursday in Abuja. He …
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THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has collaborated with the Association for Progressive Communications and other institutional stakeholders towards addressing challenges confronting rural network connectivity in Nigeria. The collaboration resulted in a two-day workshop hosted in Abuja from June 3-4, 2025, to explore policy framework for enabling community networks towards bridging …
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THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Tuesday inaugurated an ultra-modern digital ICT park donated by the commission to the University of Ibadan (UI). NCC’s Executive Vice-Chairman, Dr Aminu Maida, in his remarks at the inauguration and handover ceremony in Ibadan, said that the park was an integral part of NCC’s …
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THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has slammed a fine of N104m on Airtel Networks Limited for violating SIM registration directives in Kano State. This was disclosed in an official Notice of Sanction dated May 26, 2025, and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria at the company’s headquarters …
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THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the cause(s) of the service interruption, and the area(s) affected by the service interruption/outage, as well as the time that would be taken to restore …
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THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Ltd. from MTN Nigeria network due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges. The commission made this known in a public notice signed by Mr Reuben Muoka, the Public Affairs Director at NCC, on Friday. The News Agency of …
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NIGERIAN Communications Commission (NCC) is set to launch a draft regulatory framework aimed at addressing fraud, spam, and data privacy concerns in the application-to-person (A2P) messaging sector. Newsextra24 reports that Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, Aminu Maida announced this while speaking during a virtual stakeholders’ forum on the draft A2P licensing framework …
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THE Federal Government has proposed a five per cent excise duty on telecommunications services, gaming, and betting activities as part of a new bill to overhaul Nigeria’s tax framework. The bill, titled, “A Bill for an Act to Repeal Certain Acts on Taxation and Consolidate the Legal Frameworks relating to …
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