National Assembly Okays N633bn Budget For NCC   The National Assembly has approved a N633.393 billion budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the 2022 fiscal year. The budget was approved after the Senate and the House of Representatives adopted the reports of their Committees on...

Fed Govt To Pocket N227bn As MTN, Mafab Win 5G Licence   Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications winners of the two slots of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction for the Fifth Generation (5G) network licenses for a total fee of $546m...

$197m 5G Mock Auction Holds Friday, Rollout Begins 2022 In 12 States     The Nigerian Communications Commission has said Nigeria’s 5G plan will allow efficient allocation of spectrum for 5G deployment, and ensure its effective deployment in major urban cities by 2025. The commission also disclosed that...

NCC Targets N632bn Revenue From 5G Spectrum Sales     The Executive Vice Chairman of the National Communication Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has again assured Nigerians of the safety of their health with the proposed 5G network. Danbatta also said the agency proposed to generate N632.39bn in 2022...

Okoh Aihe’s Folly on the NITDA Bill By Mohammed Dahiru Lawal Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but the application of professional discretion, rational thinking, reasonable deductions and logical recommendations is what separates the quality and value of an expert perspective from what could be derived...

Nigerians Spent N1.77trn On National Calls, SMS In 2020       Nigerians spent about N1.77tn on national calls and short messages in 2020. This is according to the analysis of data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission recently released in document titled ‘2020 subscriber/network data report’. NCC put total...