Sending “STOP” to 2442 don’t end unsolicited sms, many subscribers insist
Crisis of trust is gradually building up between telecoms subscribers’ and the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is stemming from the fact that contrary to the claims of the Commission that mere sending of ‘STOP’ to a coded…
MTN keeps to fine payment plan, transfers N30bn to NCC, next matures March 2018
In keeping its leading corporate citizenship and agreed payment plan on the reduced N330b fine, MTN Nigeria has transferred N30bn to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Reuters has reported. The payment is expected to go into NCC’s Treasury Single Account…
NCC identifies core challenges of telecoms subscribers’, ready with solutions soon
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has identified improper and inadequate information, coupled with the appropriate channel through which unsatisfied telecommunications subscribers can voice out their grievances as key issues frustrating subscribers in the industry. Explaining more on the issue during…
Why GSM subscribers jumped to 120,484 in February as data uptake shrinks
Telecoms experts have given insights on why the telecoms subscriber base in Nigeria has kept a steady rise in the face of recession which is currently hobbling data uptake. A report released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown…
NCC fine: Next installmental payment of N30b by MTN matures month end
Considering the agreed payment plan of the reduced N330b fine on MTN Nigeria for breaches in deactivating unregistered SIM cards by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms giant is billed to pay another tranch of N30bn by month end….
Bridge infrastructure gap, up online demand, build capacity to drive NBP, Google tells FG
Leading global search conglomerate, Google has listed three key reforms that must be in place if Nigeria will move closer to achieving the 2018 National Broadband Plan (NBP) target. The plan adopted before the end of last administration, seeks to…
NCC opens link for stakeholders’ views on Internet Industry Code of Conduct
Ahead of growing use of internet and emerging rise in broadband penetration, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to develop what it described as Internet Industry Code of Conduct (IICC). While explaining that the establishment of internet industry code…
Danbatta deepens telecoms reforms, introduces numbering plan for networks
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), has approved the introduction of National Numbering Plan (NNP), a uniform numbering scheme for easy calls to subscribers and operators in the country. Details gathered from the agencies website weekend…
Minister hails NCC for generating N80bn for FG in 2016
The Minister of Communications, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu has saluted the regulatory ingenuity of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for raking in a whooping sum of N80bn for the federal government last year. He disclosed that NCC did that through the…
FG tags telecoms facilities critical infrastructure soon as sector’s FDI hits $60bn in 17 years
Finishing touches are being given to the move by the Ministry of Communications to declare telecommunications facilities across the country as critical national infrastructure. This was revealed by the Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, at the presentation of the…
