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NCC confirms 53.1% drop in Nigeria’s telecommunications access gaps
The number of identified areas of clusters across Nigeria without access to the telecommunications services has been reduced by 53.1 per cent as at the end of 2022. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed this at a recent telecoms industry…
Read More »PREMIUM TIMES Books Unveils New Title on Cyber Politics, Nigerian Elections
Premium Times Books, the book publishing arm of the Premium Times Group, is pleased to announce the release of a new title, Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria. The book, written by Omoniyi P. Ibietan, is officially making its way to physical and online bookshop Monday…
Read More »NCC confirms telecoms’ contribution of N2.5trn to Nigeria’s GDP in Q1 of 2023
Telecommunications and ICT services contributed N2.508 trillion to Nigeria’s GDP in the first quarter of 2023, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) stated on Thursday. NCC quoted figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a statement issued by its Director, Public Affairs, Mr Reuben Muoka, that the sector…
Read More »NCC Targets 50% Broad Band Penetration By End Of 2023
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), reveals that it is targeting to achieve 50% Broad Band Penetration at the end of 2023 and 90% penetration by 2025, In line with the Nigeria National Broadband Plan (NNBP 2020 – 2025). The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this at…
Read More »NCC’s Commitment to Digital Job Creation for Youths Remains Unflinching – Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has reiterated it full commitment to the effective and efficient implementation of the Federal Government’s policy direction in repositioning the youth for the digital era job opportunities through a programme tagged, Digital Job Creation for Youths (DJCY). NCC, Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta,…
Read More »Danbatta condoles families of former Minister Gwadabe, BUK Registrar
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, on Thursday, led a delegation of top officials of the Commission on condolence visits to the families of two prominent Nigerians who recently passed away. The visits were to the families of the late Alhaji Musa…
Read More »NCC denies incurring N17bn Deficit In 2021 budget
Concisedailynews – The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), had denied a report that it incurred a Deficit of N17bn, spending N35.2bn on Personnel, Consultancy Fees. NCC in a statement signed by the Director PublicAffairs, Reuben Muoka, explained that the Commission remitted an Operating Surplus/Spectrum Fees of estimated N197.7bn to the Federal Government, under the…
Read More »Nigeria’s telephone subscribers rise by13.87% to 222.5m in 2022
Concisedailynews- There were 222.6 million telephone subscribers in Nigeria as at end of 2022, a 13.87 per cent rise over the 195.5 million subscribers recorded at the end of 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The NBS stated the figures in its Telecoms Data: Active Voice and…
Read More »9mobile invests over N70b on network modernization
9mobile, Nigeria’s innovative and customer-friendly telecommunications company, affirmed that its business is on the path of a resurgence following the enormous investments into its network operations and a strong commitment by the board and management to aggressively reclaim market share. This assertion was made at its Annual Channel Partners Conference…
Read More »We are not Responsible for Monitoring Social Media Contents – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is not the regulator of the contents of the social media networks that many stakeholders have complained about. The submission came during a recent visit of the National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN), led by its Executive Secretary, Blessing Akinsolotu, who…
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