Nigeria Loses Billions Every Year to Copyright Piracy – NCC
MultiChoice Nigeria held an anti-piracy sensitisation session for secondary school students in Lagos. The Nigerian Copyright Commission warned that piracy drains billions from the creative economy. MultiChoice stressed that piracy…
Nigerians Below 18 Years not Qualified to Acquire SIM – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has disqualified anyone below the age of 18 from acquiring a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) in Nigeria This is according to a draft copy of the…
Undersea Cable Cut: Data, Voice Network Partly Restored
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that voice and data services have been restored by 90 per cent following the undersea cable damage near Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. In…
Linking Your Sim To Another Subscriber’s NIN Might Earn You Jail Term – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has warned telecommunications users not to enable their National Identification Numbers to be linked to the Subscriber Identity Module cards of another person. The NCC revealed…
NIN-SIM Saga: Thousands Storm Telcos’ Offices as Lines Remain Barred
Thousands of Nigerians have besieged telecommunication stores across the country, seeking to resolve issues with their barred lines, despite earlier linking their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to their SIMs. The…
Deployment of 5G Network Will Enable Nigerian Youths To Compete Globally – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the fifth-generation (5G) network will enable the country's youths to compete favourably in different sectors globally. Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman of the commission said this on…
NCC Completes NIN-SIM Linkage for All Phone Numbers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the successful completion of linking all phone numbers in the country to a National Identification Number (NIN). This significant milestone was revealed…
What Nigerians Should Expect With Deployment of 5G – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says citizens should expect smart cities, gigabytes in a second, self-driving cars, telemedicine, and others with the deployment of the fifth-generation (5G) technology in the…
NCC approves MTN’s disconnection of company providing Int’l interconnect services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has authorized MTN Nigeria to disconnect Exchange Telecommunications Ltd. from its network due to non-settlement of interconnect charges. This development was disclosed in a public…
NCC Demonstrates World-Class Excellence By Setting Pace on 5G in Africa – NIEEE
The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE) has commended the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for setting the pace of 5G deployment in Africa. The Engineering…