National Sports Festival: WHY WE WERE IN ABEOKUTA......Bayelsa DG

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

The Director-General (New Media) to Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa state, Mr. Samuel Kolawole Oredipe, has said that, 'Team Bayelsa' is participating in the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF), Ogun 2024 to emerge tops in all the fiesta.

NCC ACCELERATES BROADBAND PENETRATION TO BUSINESS OWNERS

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has reiterated the Commission’s commitment to continually drive initiatives that accelerate broadband deployment to increase penetration and make internet connection readily available to telecom consumers.

NCC ADVISES ON AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ANTI-VIRUSES TO AVOID VULNERABILITY

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised telecom consumers and other Information and Communications Technology (ICT) end-users on the need to always enable automatic update features for AVAST and AVG antiviruses to prevent potential cyber vulnerabilities.

NCC ADVISES PARENTS AGAINST CHILDREN'S UNCONTROLLED EXPOSURE TO ONLINE ACTIVITIES

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged 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 negativity to children's wellbeing.

NCC ALERTS ON FRAUDULENT LINKEDIN ACCOUNT IMPERSONATING ITS CEO/EVC, PROF UMAR DANBATTA

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted the public to an alleged fraudulent LinkedIn Account impersonating the person and office of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC)of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta.

NCC ALLAYS SUBSCRIBER'S FEARS ON SERVICE PROVIDER'S AGITATION FOR TARIFF INCREASE

• * Says No Tariff Hike Without Recourse To Empirical Studies

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has monitored with keen interest the deluge of reports in the media on the demand by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) ostensibly to increase tariffs of telecom services and has taken notes of the fears being expressed by telecom subscribers on the agitation.

NCC ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO FIXED LINES NUMBERING FORMAT

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in keeping with its responsibilities under the enabling law, the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, to manage Nigeria's numbering resources, has announced new numbering format for fixed lines.

NCC ANNOUNCES FINAL DEADLINE FOR NIN-SIM LINKAGE COMPLIANCE SEPTEMBER 14

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announce significant progress in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs).

NCC APPLAUDS MINISTERIAL INITIATIVE ON GIRLS ICT EMPOWERMENT

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, for championing initiatives aimed at empowering the younger generation with digital knowledge and skills, especially the Nigerian girls.

NCC APPOINTS PRINCESS OFORITSENERE EMIKO AS INTERIM CHAIRMAN OF DIGITAL BRIDGE INSTITUTE GOVERNING BOARD

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has appointed Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of the governing board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), a move that anchors the Commission's plan to reposition the Institute for the next era of Nigeria's communications sector and digital economy.

She will be joined on the board by Engr. Abraham Oshadami, Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, and Ms. Rimini Makama, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, who join as interim Board members. The interim leadership will work alongside the President/CEO, Mr. David Daser, and the remaining board members whose tenures are unexpired, to drive the Institute's transformation.

Established by the NCC in May 2004, DBI was created as a specialized centre for training in telecommunications and information technology. In the two decades since, the sector it serves has grown from telecommunications into a broad, fast-moving digital economy, one where technology now advances quickly enough to demand continuous specialized training, and where communications infrastructure has become a matter of national sovereignty and oversight. Securing and advancing the future of communications and the digital economy is now a clear national and economic priority.

That future also rests on Nigeria's young population. With 70 percent of Nigerians under the age of 30, the DBI transformation is designed to empower young people, equip them with advanced technical skills, and close the capability gap that currently slows the pace of technology adoption across the communications sector and the wider digital economy.

The repositioned Institute will concentrate on five areas: Education and Training, Research and Development, Innovation, Economic Impact and Growth, and Emerging Policy and Regulation. The strategy has been shaped through engagements beyond the NCC and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, including consultations with the Federal Ministry of Education and TETFund, the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). NNL.

NCC APPROVES REQUEST FOR TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS BY OPERATORS

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunications operators, will be granting approval for tariff adjustment requests by Network Operators in response to prevailing market conditions.

NCC ASSURES ON INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS QUALITY OF SERVICE CHALLENGES

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has noted recent public concerns regarding the quality of telecommunications services in parts of the country.

NCC AWARDS N172M RESEARCH GRANTS TO 13 UNIVERSITIES TO BOOST ICT DEVELOPMENT

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday, awarded the sum of N172,532,040 to selected 13 Universities in Nigeria to boost Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) development.

NCC BACKS 2022 NIGERIA DIGITALSENSE FORUM

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has backed the 2022 edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum (NDSF) on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), scheduled for Thursday, June 9, at the prestigious Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Lagos, with the theme: ‘5G: Enthroning Internet Governance for Digital Economy.’

NCC BAGS 2021 ITREALMS TELECOM E-WASTE REGULATOR AWARD

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has bagged the 2021 ITREALMS Telecom E-Waste Regulator Award.

The award was presented on behalf of the management of ITREALMS Media group by the president of the National Association of Telecom Subscribers (NATCOMS), Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, at the 2021 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue held on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Lagos.

NCC BOSS SAYS COMPETTION KEY IN TELECOM SECTOR

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, has said competition is key to the healthy growth of the telecoms sector.

NCC BOSS, AMINU MAIDA, NAMED SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR AT BUSINESS JOURNAL FINTECH &FINANCIAL INCLUSION ROUNDTABLE 2026

By Our Reporter

Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would be the Special Guest of Honour at the 3rd Business Journal Fintech & Financial Inclusion Roundtable 2026 scheduled for Friday, July 31, 2026 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Victoria Island, Lagos.

NCC BOSS, AMINU MAIDA, PROMISES SUPPORT FOR META ON UNDERSEA CABLE INITIATIVE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said the support of the Commission awaits law-abiding investors like Meta, (formerly Facebook), which responds positively to Nigeria's desire for investments that promote the agenda of government to achieve a robust digital economy.

NCC BOSS, AMINU MAIDA, SPEAKS DURING A PARTNERSHIP MoU WITH THE FCCPC CEO, TUNJI BELLO

Protocols

It is with great pleasure that I extend my warmest regards to all present on this remarkable occasion—the formal execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).

NCC BOSS, AMINU MAIDA, TO CHAIR SUPERNEWS CONFAB JUNE 13

By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Reporter)

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida will chair the SUPERNEWS Nigeria SMEs confab scheduled for June 13, 2024 at Radisson Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos at 10am prompt.