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NCC Targets 2020 For 5G Rollout In Nigeria

NCC Targets 2020 For 5G Rollout In Nigeria   The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said Nigeria would be ready to roll out 5G networks with the 26GHz, 38GHz and 42GHz spectrum bands by 2020. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this in...

MTN Pays 60% Of N330bn Fine

MTN Pays 60% Of N330bn Fine Executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Professor Umar Danbatta has disclosed that MTN Nigeria up-to-date has paid 60 per cent of the fine placed on it by the Commission for use of unregistered simcards on its network. Danbatta who...

CBN, NCC Sign MoU To Drive Financial Inclusion

CBN, NCC Sign MoU To Drive Financial Inclusion   As part of moves to strengthen mobile money segment of Nigeria’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Inked by...

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...

Nigeria to Save N2bn Annually from Internet Hosting

The Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umaru Danbatta, has said that the nation will save at least N2bn annually if the recent data hosting with the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria continues. He said that public and private organisations in the country were losing...

NCC, Telcos Move Against Excessive Regulations

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecoms operators have jointly condemned the rising wave of multiple regulations of telecoms companies by some agencies of government, especially at state and local levels. The industry stakeholders spoke in unison at a seminar organised in Lagos recently, which...