Broadband Infrastructure Crucial To Economic Growth, NCC Says   The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, says extensive broadband infrastructure across the country has the capacity to improve economic growth. Danbatta, who was represented at the fourth Nigeria Innovation Summit in Lagos by...

N55bn Infrastructure Decay As Telecom Firms Fold Up   Telecom facilities worth more than N55.43bn across the country are wasting as the firms that own them have folded up operations. The Nigerian Communications Commission has identified 693 abandoned masts and towers across the six geopolitical zones of...

NCC: Airtel, 9mobile Get N136m Fine For Infractions Two major network operators in the country, Airtel and 9mobile, have been slammed with a total fine of N136m by the Nigerian Communications Commissions for violating various industry regulations. The NCC, in its 2019 first quarter enforcement report,...

Nigeria Lost 332,338 Internet Users In June, Says NCC Nigeria’s Mobile Network Operators lost about 332,338 million active Internet users in June this year, the latest Nigerian Communications Commission industry data indicated. The data showed that the number of active Internet users dropped to 122.29 million...

InfraCos To Access N65bn Broadband Subsidies   Infrastructure Companies (infraCos) expected to drive broadband penetration in Nigeria would have access to the N65 billion subsidies over the next four-years. However, The Guardian gathered that InfraCos that will access the subsidy are required to meet some set milestones,...

NCC, NFIU Partner To Check Financial Fraud In Telecoms   The Nigerian Communications Commission is set to collaborate with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to fight financial fraud perpetrated through SIM cards. This was made known when the leadership of NFIU paid a courtesy visit to the...