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...

Telecoms Investments In Nigeria Now $75.6bn – Danbatta   The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, yesterday disclosed that investment profile of the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6 billion...

NCC Orders Telcos to Respond to Subscribers in 30 Mins   The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to mandate telecommunication firms to attend to their customers within 30 minutes of arriving at any customer care center in the country. This is based on a new document...

Buhari to Commission N19.6bn Customs Headquarters Tuesday  President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to inaugurate the new headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja, on Tuesday. The building is located behind the headquarters of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in...

USSD Debt: CBN Moves To Resolve Issues With Banks, Telcos   Following moves by telecommunication companies in Nigeria to disconnect bank customers from accessing online banking transactions that depend on the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, USSD platform to function, The Central Bank governor has intervened to...

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...