5G Subscriptions Rise to 47%, Hit 500,000 in 2023 – NCC The Executive Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, says Nigeria’s Fifth Generation network subscription hit half a million. He said broadband penetration also rose to 47.01 per cent as of July 2023. In a statement,...

NCC Generates N55bn from SIM Card Importation Ban The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the ban on the importation of whole-body SIM cards raked in over N55 billion for local manufacturers. Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman (EVC) of NCC, disclosed this at the second edition of the...

NCC to Block Stolen SIMs in Five Minutes The Nigerian Communications Commission has proposed that the time taken to block the Subscribers Identity Module of a reported stolen phone should be reduced from 30 minutes to five minutes. This was disclosed during the three-day public inquiries...

Poor Network: Reps Probe NCC over Telecom Fund, Mismanagement  The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Nigerian Communications Commission over how it has utilised the Universal Service Provision Fund, an allocation of 2.5 per cent of the annual turnover of the mobile telecommunication...

Danbatta's Reappoinment and Pantami’s Broad Vision By Mohammed Kabir Given the hype, hyper-attention and the spin given to the imaginary wrangling between the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Professor Umar...