Tinubu sacks NCC, NIPOST CEO, appoints replacements
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, in a sweeping shift that also…
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NCC approves N50/min as group call tarrif
The Nigerian Communications Commission has set the call tariff for closed user group service at N50 per minute and restricted carriers from…
60.3% Nigerian telecom customers still use 2G – NCC
The most recent figures from the Nigerian Communications Commission showed that 60.3% of users in the country were still on 2G as…
NCC announces new numbering format for fixed lines
A new numbering structure for fixed lines in Nigeria has been announced by the Nigerian Communications Commission. The Times reported that the fixed…
5G subscriptions hit 500,000 – NCC
Nigeria’s Fifth Generation network subscription has reportedly reached 500,000, according to the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta.…
Local content in Nigeria’s telecom is only 16% – NCC
Research commissioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission reveals that just 16% of the hardware components used in the country’s telecom industry are…
How N120bn USSD debt limits financial inclusion- NCC
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has stated that the banks’ N120 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data debt…
Why Nigerians must create value to prevent telecom tariff increase – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has stated that the only option to stop telecom tariff increases is for Nigerians to start producing domestic…
Nigeria ranks 11th globally for internet penetration – NCC
Nigeria was ranked eleventh worldwide in terms of Internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage, according to data released…
Video, calls increase telecom spending to N3.86trn – NCC
The amount spent on telecom services reached N3.86 trillion in 2022 due to increased call time and video streaming. This information was…
Nigerians used 518,381 terabytes of data in 2022 – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has stated that 518,381.89 terabytes of data were used by Nigerian telecom customers in 2022. This information was…
NCC confirms MAFAB 5G launch, debunks contrary reports
The Nigerian Communications Commission has stated that MAFAB Communications, its second 5G licensee, has rolled out 5G service, in contrast to allegations…