The new NCC’s SVP 2021-2025 has five items. Also unveiled was NCC Podcast platform The Minister who represented Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigeria’s president, assured the private sector of government’s immense support. According to him, the applauds which he got from the President for his performance in making the sector a […]
Month: September 2021
A proposed fine of N200,000 awaits any mobile communications services provider which fails to verify and validate biometric, National Identity Number and other personal information of each subscriber to its services, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). A proposed draft regulation on registration of telephone subscribers 2020 recently published […]
Following the directives of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to Telcos operating in some areas of the Northwest to shut down their services for two weeks over the heightened state of insecurity, most telecommunications companies have complied to the directives. The president of The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of […]
. Seizes Cookies, Cocaine Going To Dubai, Saudi Arabia; 500kg Seized In 8 States A 22-year-old youth corps member, Arnold Maniru has been arrested in Abuja for importing 4 kilograms of drugged candies from the United Kingdom just as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed all telecommunications providers to shut down services in Zamfara State from today, September 3, 2021. This, the telecoms regulator said became imperative to address rising insecurity in the State. This came as the last move that may totally shut down every economic activity […]
The auction price for a slot of 5G spectrum will start from N75 billion and will likely go to N100 billion after the auction process, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta said at a public hearing of the Senate today. “It is very […]
Following a report making the rounds that the current ban is possibly over in the West African country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in exercise of its telecoms regulatory mandate, has clarified that the suspension of Twitter operations is still in effect, and there is no communication otherwise from the […]
– As the Command arrests 1503 high-profile criminal suspects, rescue 393 kidnapped victims, recovers 4-GPMG, 37-AK47 rifles, 288 anti-aircraft ammunition, amongst others. The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has commended the Katsina State Police Command for its giant strides in combating crimes and […]
In its bid to create more avenues for telecoms consumers to reach the industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has opened a podcast channel. This development, TechTrackAfrica gathered, will further enrich the Commission’s engagement with the teeming consumers. The channel is in addition to other social media platforms such […]
Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has said the N10bn appropriated for the Digital Switch Over (DSO) project was not in any personal account, but was being used for the purpose intended. He was dispelling a speculation that Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, instructed him to […]