To avoid potential cyber vulnerabilities, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has recommended telecom customers and other Information and Communications Technology (ICT) end-users to always enable automatic update features for AVAST and AVG antiviruses. This was featured in recent advice issued by the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), the Commission’s […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a new tax on phone calls in the country to pay for free healthcare for the vulnerable group. This is despite recent initiatives by telecommunications firms to raise their service prices due to an unfavourable operating environment. The telecom tax of at least […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has re-echoed the need for key players in the sector to create value within the digital economy using data to enhance the process. Prof. Pantami said this while launching the World Development Report 2021 in Abuja. The Minister who […]
According to figures issued by the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigeria’s telecom operators continue to excel in their operations and service delivery (NCC). According to Technology mirror.com.ng figures on industry performance from April 2021 to March 2022 revealed excellent results in key areas of operations used to gauge industry […]
As MTN leadership visits the CBN Governor Following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) final approval for a Payment Service Bank (PSB) licence, MTN Nigeria’s fintech subsidiary, MoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB) Limited, legally began operations today. This comes after a successful pilot that began on May 16, 2022, […]
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has congratulated Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on his appointment as Chairman of the 2022 World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Danbatta described the […]
Warns of vulnerability to new Android trojan apps The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) desires to inform telecom customers and members of the general public about an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that allows a nearby hacker to unlock vehicles, start their engines wirelessly and steal the vehicles. The fact that automobile remotes are […]
Cellular networks today employ cutting-edge technology to give the finest services to mobile phone customers. 5G is the fifth-generation cellular network technology that provides consumers with additional benefits. It is gradually replacing 4G networks in many parts of the world that respond to the needs of smartphone users when they […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have increased their collaboration by establishing a Joint Committee of senior and management staff from the two agencies to implement inter-agency strategies for increasing national revenues in the telecommunications sector. Adeleke Adewolu, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at […]
Says no tariff hike without recourse to empirical studies The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been closely monitoring the flood of media stories about Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) apparently seeking to raise telecom service pricing and has taken note of telecom users’ concerns about the agitation. In a letter to […]