Over 40 million telephone lines barred after failing to link to the National Identity Numbers face the risk of being forfeited soon, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. According to Reuben Mouka, the NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, while disclosing this on Tuesday during an interview with PUNCH Online, the telephone lines barred by…
The National Communication Commission (NCC), on Wednesday, ordered telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on or before February 28, 2024. The order, which was reaffirmed by the commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, Dr Aminu Maida, at the NCC’s Special Day during the ongoing 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair, said…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Thursday announced that the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Plc and Globacom Limited has been amicably resolved, thereby withdrawing the disconnection approval granted to MTN for the disconnection of Globacom. Following its initial public notice, the commission said it undertook further regulatory intervention by mediating between the parties and…
Globacom subscribers may be unable to make calls to MTN lines soon due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Monday, disclosed that it would disconnect Globacom subscribers from making calls to MTN lines due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges NCC, in a public notice signed by the Director…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday, advised traders to beware of various online tactics aimed at defrauding them, saying there are many fraudulent ways traders and other members of the public can be defrauded online. The commission made these known during its telecom consumers sensitization program themed “ “Shine Your Eyes- No Fall Mugu”…
No fewer than twenty thousand Nigerians have laid complaints of being defrauded through telecom operations. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), through its Head of Consumers Affairs of the commission, Mr. Ayanbanji Ojo, made the disclosure on Wednesday, at the telecom consumers sensitisation programme themed: “Shine Your Eyes- No Fall Mugu,” held at the spare parts…
Nigerians have a right to lodge their complaints with the commission in case telecommunication companies fail to resolve their complaints, Nigerian Communications Commission said. The commission made this known during the 5th edition of the Telecom Campus Conversation held at the University of Ibadan on Thursday. According to the Head of Consumer Affairs Bureau, NCC,…
The users of online social interactive platform, WhatsApp, have been warned by the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to beware of the activities of hackers, while advising them to take steps to be ahead of them. In a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, NCC listed two major steps to be taken…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied allegations of hacking and tracking phone conversations. This is coming after the conversation of Peter Obi, Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, with Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, was leaked. The audio clip released by online newspaper, Peoples Gazzete, trended on social media at the weekend,…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Tuesday dedicated its Consumer Toll-Free Number 622, to serve as 2023 Presidential Election Incident Hotline to enable voters and members of the public across Nigeria to report any issues that may affect them, or others, during the elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023. This step is to support the…
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has reassured the public that the new Fifth Generation network popularly known as 5G has no negative health effects. The Enugu Zonal Controller of the NCC, Mr Ogbonnaya Ugama, made the clarification in Enugu on Saturday at a round table with members of the Association of Heads of Federal Establishments…
The Federal Government has disclosed that telecommunications subscribers would pay a 5 percent tax on call, SMS, and data services. This is coming as the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), and National Association of Telecoms Subscribers(NATCOMS), described the move as strange, insensitive, and irresponsible. This…
The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has appointed Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, as its new Director of Public Affairs (DPA). Muoka takes over from Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who has assumed duties as the Director of Special Duties Department of the Commission. The new NCC spokesman was recently…
The federal government has ordered telecommunication companies to bar calls from phone numbers that are yet to be linked to their National Identity Numbers (NIN) from today, April 4. Sim owners who are yet to link their phone numbers to their NINs will not be allowed to make calls until the connection is done. This…
No fewer than 120 million mobile subscribers may be disconnected from their network as the National Identification Number, NIN, and Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, integration ends today. The Informant247 Nigeria News recalls that the Federal Government had in December 2021, extended the deadline for the NIN-SIM data verification to March 31, 2022. According to reports,…
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has expressed the readiness of the FCT Administration to partner with the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on deployment of 5G broadband in the territory. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the minister, in a statement, on Sunday, in Abuja, said Bello, made the disclosure when he received a…
The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, says Federal Government is adopting digital revolutions for job creation, better governance and youth empowerment in the country. Danbatta made the remarks while delivering the combined 10th and 11th Convocation Lecture of Fountain University, on Thursday in Osogbo. The News Agency of Nigeria…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has told Nigerians to expect gigabytes per second for smart cities, self-driving cars, robust telemedicine, and others with the deployment of the fifth-generation technology in Nigeria. While responding to questions during a webinar, titled: “Unlocking 5G potential in Africa”, held on StreamYard, on Monday, the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission,…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called the attention of the Nigerian public to the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyber espionage in the African telecoms space. NCC said it is issuing the warning in keeping with its commitment to continuously keep stakeholders in the country’s telecoms sector informed, educated and protected. The NCC…
Nigerians will have to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity of their phones from July, the Nigerian Communications Commission has said. The regulatory body said this in the commission’s Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration. A portion of the policy said, “Accordingly, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has directed that the Device…
