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NCC, Danbatta and Public Intellectualism

Distinct commonalities often stand out in bold relief about most academics and intellectual heavyweights who find themselves in public service. They are usually transformational, out-of-box thinkers who swiftly roll out comprehensive blueprints, which encapsulate their vision and mission for new challenges. Exuding supreme confidence...

NCC Calls for Deployment of ICT for Economic Devt.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that the role of digital transformation in our society should be appreciated beyond the realm of statistics churned out in the telecommunications sector. A statement from NCC’s Director of...

Poor service: NCC vows stiffer sanctions against GSM operators

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned telecommunication providers in the country to improve the quality of their networks and stop extorting Nigerian consumers. The regulatory agency said the body was aware of the challenges Nigerians were facing in the telecoms sector, warning  that...

Nigeria’s Internet Users Fall to 92.4m

The internet users in Nigeria’s telecommunications networks declined to 92,446,687 in November 2016, from the high of 93,176,061 in October, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The telecommunications industry regulator made the disclosure in its latest Monthly Internet Subscribers Data, obtained by the News...

Proposed Data Tariff Hike’ll Prevent Monopoly – NCC

  The Nigerian Communications Commission has said the proposed hike in data tariff by telecommunication companies is meant to protect the interest of the subscribers and prevent monopoly. The Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau of the NCC, Mr. Ismail Adedigba, said this in Osogbo on the...

NCC: We Did Not Give Directive for Increase of Data Tariffs

Contrary to the general perception that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) gave network providers the directive to increase data tariffs, the commission said that it never gave such a directive. The commission, which made the disclosure at an investigative hearing organised by the Senate Committee...