The Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies (MINILS) has decorated the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, with the award of Fellowship of the Nigeria Institute of Labour (NIL) under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. At the conferment ceremony in Abuja recently, …
Read More »NCC EVC, Danbatta Gives Update on Banks’ N120 Billion USSD Debt, Service Charge
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta has shed more light on the ongoing rift on the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debts between the telecoms service providers and the financial institutions in Nigeria. The EVC said that both parties have reached a consensus …
Read More »NCC to Reduce Timeline for Blocking Stolen SIM to 5 Minutes
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has proposed that the time taken to block the Subscribers Identity Module (SIM Cards) of a reported stolen phone should be reduced from 30 minutes to five minutes. This was disclosed during the three-day public inquiries of six regulatory instruments at the commission in Abuja. …
Read More »DG NITDA Calls for Creation of Digital Economy Ministry in All States
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa has canvassed for the creation of Ministry of Digital Economy in all states of the federation to complement various efforts and initiatives of the Federal Government. The NITDA’s boss made this remark in Ibadan, Oyo State at the just …
Read More »Media Holds the Ace to Promote Credible Elections – NCC EVC
As the campaigns and build-up to the 2023 general elections thicken, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that the media holds the ace in making a difference in promoting credible elections in Nigeria. Danbatta told the gathering of the cream …
Read More »Digital Connectivity Enhances Quality of Life – NCC EVC
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said in Lagos that the quality of life is now being measured in terms of digital connectivity that promotes businesses, social and economic wellbeing of the citizens. Danbatta, who spoke today through NCC’s Director of …
Read More »NCB: NCC Inaugurates Committee to Accelerate Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
In a bid to give verve to expansion of broadband services in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an industry-wide committee to facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure under a project named, National Communications Backbone (NCB). Chaired by NCC’s Director of Digital Economy, Dr. Augustine Nwaulune, with …
Read More »NCC Committed to FG’s Anti-Corruption Crusade – Danbatta
Consistent with its recognition as an ethically-compliant public institution by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to collaborating with other government agencies towards supporting Federal Government’s anti-corruption campaigns. This was stated by the Director, Human Capital and …
Read More »NCC Raises Concern on Children’s Online Safety
…Tasks Parents Against Children’s Uncontrolled Exposure to Online Activities In a bid to ensure children’s online safety, 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 negativities …
Read More »Pantami Woos State Governors on Broadband, Obaseki Shares Experience
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday in Abuja, told a gathering designed for State Governors that the potentials of broadband are so enormous that if made available for their citizens, will be the best gift for their economic emancipation. Pantami told the state …
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