2019 Zik Prize: Understanding Danbatta’s Regulatory intelligence
ISMAILA MUSTAPHA The Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, is a man used to collecting silverwares. He has, perhaps, a room full of them. But even by the height of the standards…
How NCC technically confirmed MTN’s usage of 800 MHz Visafone spectrum
A clear lead has emerged on the possible pronouncement of MTN Nigeria as the substantive owner and therefore, legal user of the controversial 800MHz spectrum originally belonging to Visafone before the 100 per cent acquisition of the ailing company by…
Neck cutting terms put off Infracos from accessing NCC’s N3b subsidy offer—Survey
Reasons why none of the telecoms Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) has been able to access the N3b made available by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for assistance in the deployment of services in the country emerged weekend. The facility has been…
NCC, NLRC new MoU on using stressed networks for lottery’ll collapse service—Expert
More objections have continued to trail Monday’s collaboration between the telecoms regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) for the use of telecommunications networks to conduct lotteries in the country. Though the understanding revised the…
Again, NCC mute on ending challenges hobbling rollout of OFCs by Infracos
The truth is that many of the licensed Infrastructure Companies (Infracos) in the seven zones of the country are yet to hit the ground running in the delivery of broadband infrastructures due to issues bordering on Right of Way (RoW),…
Expert warns NCC over hiking data price floor as Commission gives hint
Consultant to one of the leading operators of technology hub in Lagos, Mr. Seun Adekanola has cautioned the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) to be mindful of the current high cost of data in Nigeria when compared to neighbouring countries and…
No doubt, some interests working to do away with Teleology in sale of 9mobile—Pundits
Looking for the murkiest sale of an enterprise in current Nigeria, it is 9mobile. Murky in the sense that the targeted buyer or bid winner by some unseen but powerful interests, may not have emerged according to their plots and…
NCC silent on Teleology as emerged bid winners of 9mobile, plots stress test
What can be easily seen by followers of the endless sale of troubled 9mobile, formally Etisalat Nigeria as new twist is the latest decision of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Otherwise, whereas the board reassures industry stakeholders…
Emulate NCC, NTA Enterprises boss tells MDAs, seeks partnership
The Managing Director of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Enterprises, Mr. Maxwell Oko, has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government to emulate the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in being deepening activities in social responsibility. Oko stated this on Wednesday,…
Team Civil Defence lifts NCC Tennis Cup 2017, pockets N7m Star Prize
At the end of hostilities on Sunday evening at the finals of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Tennis Cup 2017 competition, Team Civil Defence, defeated Team Muller to become winners of the championship in Lagos. Accordingly, Team Civil Defence takes…
