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NCC will not compromise commitment to protection of consumers’ rights—Adewolu

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2019 0

Mr Adeleke Adewolu, Executive Commissioner and Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that the commission would not compromise its commitment to ensure that consumers’ rights were upheld at all times. Adewolu made this known at the report presentation of the

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Government too slow in adopting ICT — Ex-NCC boss

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

Dr Ernest Ndukwe, former Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the three tiers of government in Nigeria are slow in adopting Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Addressing Nigeria eGovernment 2019 Conference on Thursday in Lagos, Ndukwe said Nigeria should embrace new technologies like other developing countries of the world.

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Adeleke Adewolu confirmed as NCC Executive Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

The Senate on Wednesday has confirmed the appointment of Adeleke Adewolu as Executive Commissioner on the governing board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The confirmation was announced on the Nigerian Senate verified twitter handle, @NGRSenate. President Buhari had earlier sent the nomination of Ademolu to the Senate for confirmation. Buhari in the letter

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How MTN lost 667,245 internet subscribers in one month

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

Nigeria’s telecommunication company, MTN, lost a record of 667,245 internet subscribers in just one month, the latest data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed. According to the data obtained from the regulator, MTN’s total internet subscribers stood at 52.2 million in July 2019 while the number dropped to 51.6 million in August. […]

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Telecom operators have till Sept 25 to deactivate 2.24m SIM Cards – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

Ladsope Ladelokun The Federal government has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to go ahead and deactivate 2.24 million improperly registered Sim cards on or before 25th September. The Minister of Communications, Dr Ibrahim Pantami issued the directive on Monday during the inauguration of the newly constituted board of NCC. Pantami, who frowned at the

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Telecom brands’ revenue grows by 15% to reach N2.25tn

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

Godwin Anyebe Nigerian telecom operators grew their revenue by 15 per cent in one year to reach N2.25 trillion in December 2018 from N1.96 trillion in 2017, a report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown. The 2018 network/subscriber data recently obtained from the NCC indicated that the GSM operators made up of MTN, […]

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How 9Mobile lost over 200,000 subsribers in one month – NCC

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun One of the telecommunications operators in the country, 9Mobile has lost 237,973 subscribers between June and July of 2019, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) latest report has revealed. The struggle continues for 9Mobile as the number of its subscribers fell for two years straight since the change of ownership from Etisalat Nigeria in […]

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Broadband Penetration: North Central to get InfraCo soon -Danbatta

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun The process for licensing a seventh Infrastructure Company (InfraCo) for the North Central geo-political zone, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has been concluded and the license ready for award very soon. In a document obtained from its official website on Thursday, August 29, 2019, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian

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NCC tasks mobile operators on value generation, new services

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta has urged mobile operators to unlock new services, sources of value generation and revenue streams in their operations. The NCC’s EVC said it was necessary to innovate on how to access segments of the consumer wallets not presently allocated to […]

Business

Ndukwe’s dynamic leadership style will lift MTN Nigeria -ATCON

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has passed a vote of confidence on the newly-appointed Board Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, expressing confidence in what it described as his dynamic leadership style to positively impact the company. ATCON President, Mr Olusola Teniola, made this known in a statement made

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Cybercrime: Expose yourselves to education, enlightenment, NCC tells consumers

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged telecom consumers to go all out to get informed and enlightened on how to protect themselves from cybercriminals while making use of the internet, stating cybercrimes get more sophisticated  the more people to get connected to the internet. The Commission says it is important to know the […]

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How telecoms investment can thrive beyond $70bn investment profiles – NCC

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged five authorities to complement existing infrastructure to provide the enabling environment for telecom investment to thrive above its $70 billion investment profiles. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta made this appeal at the fourth

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NCC remits N51.3bn to FG in 3 months

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday said it has remitted a total sum of N51.3 billion to the federal government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the first quarter of 2019. The commission in a statement, obtained yesterday stated that the remittance is in compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 (FRA […]

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Robust telecom investment key to economic growth- Stakeholders

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta and other business thought leaders in the telecommunications ecosystem say a huge investment in telecom infrastructure is crucial to have a robust telecom network and economic growth. Danbatta, who was a keynote speaker at the Association of Telecommunications

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Glo hits 950,000 customers’ data subscriptions in March

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2019

Motolani Oseni Globacom has consolidated its reputation as the leading data service provider in the country, by adding 950,000 new customers in March 2019, the latest figures released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown. The new statistics obtained from the regulator official website indicated that Globacom gaining the newest internet users with

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NSE: MTN tops gainers chart amid N275bn infraction payment to FG

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2019

…As market capitalization hits N13.30trn Motolani Oseni There was a positive trend at the end of trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday, with MTN Nigeria Communications leading the gainers’ chart closing at N131.70 per share, amid payment of N275 billion SIM infractions to the federal government. Also, the market capitalisation which […]

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Glo increases customers amid decline in total GSM subscribers

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2019

Motolani Oseni Despite a decline in the total Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network services in Nigeria, Globacom (Glo) has increased its customer’s base by 400,879, claiming the highest number of subscribers for the month of February, latest data by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed. The commission, in its monthly

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InfraCos: Why N3bn subsidy is not enough

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2019

Ladesope Ladelokun In a bid to boost broadband penetration and reduce the high cost of broadband bandwidth, Nigeria, in 2015, saw the need to license Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) to provide broadband infrastructure across the length and breadth of the country. To demonstrate its commitment, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) licensed the first set of

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Influx of fake phones, other substandard devices to Nigeria disturbing – CPC DG

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2019

Ladesope Ladelokun Following the alarm raised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the threat the influx of fake phones pose to the health of consumers and its devastating effect on the economy and security of the nation, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has expressed worry and readiness to buck the ugly trend. The Director […]

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Danbatta seeks for appreciation of role of digital transformation

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2017 0

Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has highlighted the role of digital transformation in the society beyond the realm of statistics rolled out in the telecommunications sector. Prof Danbatta made this remark while delivering the 46th Convocation Lecture of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently and also called