Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have called for stronger consumer protection provisions in the proposed National Telecommunications Policy to address challenges such as unexplained data depletion, network congestion and opaque billing systems….
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CITAD Commends NCC on Progress Toward Community Networks Framework
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the significant progress it has recorded in developing a regulatory framework for the establishment of Community…
NCC Inspect, Sensitizes Bookshop Owners on Dangers of Piracy in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has conducted its annual routine sensitization campaigns on the dangers and illegality of piracy to bookshops owners in Adamawa state. State Acting Coordinator…
CITAD Commends NCC’s New Telecommunication Licensing Framework
…Calls for Clarity on Community Networks By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has welcomed the new telecommunication licensing framework introduced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), describing…
Sanusi Inspects Damaged NCC Industrial Park, Condemns Destruction Of Facility
From Abdullahi Yusuf The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has urged parents and guardians in the state to teach their children good morals to become responsible members of society. Sanusi made…
Hunger: Protesters set Kano NCC office on fire
By Abdullahi Yusuf As the nationwide anti-hunger protests rage on, protesters have set the Kano Office of the NCC on fire. The demonstrators also looted the yet-to-be commissioned building which is located…
CITAD Trainees Shine at NCC Young Innovative Builders Program
Ruqayya Muhammad Bello of Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano and Hafsat Ahmad Abdullahi of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria are among the 48 winners of the National Communication Commission (NCC) Young Innovative Builders…
NCC suspends plan to bar Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decided to suspend its plan to block Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines for 21 days, stated Reuben Mouka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs in a…
Multiple Taxes Cripple Telecom Growth, Warns NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has described multiple taxation as an impediment to the development of the telecom industry as well as the overall national economy. This was made know by the…
Telecoms investment rises to $77 billion, NCC reports
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), announced a substantial growth in telecoms investment inflow. According to Danbatta during a media briefing held in Kano, the sector’s…