NCC councils corporate bodies on how firm can link SIMs with NIN
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday advised corporate organsisation such as churches, mosques, and business organisations not to fret over ongoing efforts to sync subscriber identity modules (SIMs) with the National Identity Number (NIN) usually issued after capturing the…
NCC Suspends New Sim Card Registration by Network Operators
In line with the Federal Government desire to consolidate the achievement of the SIM Card registration exercise of September, 2019, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to embark on another audit…
NCC grants MTN, 9Mobile permission for e-SIM Trial
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted approval for two mobile network operators (MNOs), MTN Nigeria and 9Mobile, to carry out a trial on the workability of embedded Subscriber Identification Modules (e-SIM) Service in Nigeria. The trial, approved to run…
NCC approves MTN, 9mobile for National Roaming Service
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted approval for two mobile network operators (MNOs) to carry out trial on National Roaming Service for a period of three months, commencing from August 1, 2020 and to end by October 31, 2020….
Telcos record 9,077 service outages in Q2 2020—Regulator reveals
… Warns service providers against unwholesome practices The four major mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country recorded 9,077 cases of service outages on their networks in the second quarter of the year, resulting in unexpected disruptions to operators’ network…
Minister, NCC plot quick settlement of 17bn USSD debt
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that commercial banks in the country are owing telecommunications companies over N17 billion following the regulator’s suspension of its Determination on Unstructured Supplementary Service…
With fresh stake holder engagement, NCC may revise determination on USSD pricing
The Nigerian Communications Commission, in furtherance of its mandate to protect the interests of consumers and support a robust telecommunications sector, has revised its Determination on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) pricing published on the 23rd of July, 2019. The…
NCC supporting stakeholders’ initiatives on fighting COVID-19
The telecommunications industry regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it has put in place measures to support initiatives by other stakeholders to curtail this scourge. The Commission, in conjunction with industry players and all other government agencies, has agreed to…
A review of NCC’s Q3-19 compliance monitoring, enforcement report
Across 2019, the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) kept to its creed by leaving over and above expectation in terms of regulatory compliance monitoring and related enforcement. Within third quarter of the period under review, a number of…
NCC’s Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Series in 2019 (1)
There are several strategic policy compliance monitoring carried out by the telecoms regulator in 2019. The following are worthy of mention: Monitoring of Compliance with the Commission’s Direction on Routing of a Minimum of 10% of Interconnect Traffic by Mobile…
