In August 2023, Nigerians Consumed 655,879 Terabytes – NCC The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed internet users in Nigeria consumed a total of 655,879.86 terabytes of data in August. The data released by the telecom regulator indicated that there has been a steady rise in...

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,...

N120bn USSD Debt Slowing Financial Inclusion - NCC The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said the banks’ N120bn Unstructured Supplementary Service Data debt owed telecommunication firms is slowing down financial inclusion. He noted that without the service, digital financial...

Nigeria Ranked 11th Globally in Internet Usage - NCC The Nigerian Telecommunications Commission on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria was rated eleventh in terms of Internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage worldwide. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar...

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...