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Abuja, Nov. 29, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will announce a set of new tariff plans for telecom operators on Dec. 13. 2024. Dr. Aminu Maida, the Chief Executive and Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, announced this in Abuja on Thursday Maida, who represented by Reuben Muoka, the NCC Director of Public Affairs, promised that the new date would not be shifted unlike the previous date of Oct. 27. “On December 13, 2024, a new tariff plan will be announced against the old date of October 27. …

Abuja, Nov. 28, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed all its licensees to submit their updated contact information before Jan. 9, 2025. The Commission gave the directive on Wednesday in a statement issued by its Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka. It directed that the information should be submitted through the Commission’s eServices platform. The Commission said the directive, which is in accordance to the Licensing Regulations 2019, is essential for effective regulatory oversight and seamless communication with the licensees. The licensees are, therefore, required to update …

Abuja, Nov. 26, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is planning to streamline tariff plans of telecom operators to check customers’ confusion due the current multiple tariff plans of the operators. Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the NCC Director of Public Affairs, disclosed this in Lagos at a two-day workshop on the current trends in the telecom industry organised for journalists. He said research had shown that there were lots of confusion in the sector about the actual charges associated with each tariff plan. “The proliferation of tariff plans has made …

Abuja, Nov. 24, 2024 – Dr. Aminu Maida, the Chief Executive/Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advised telecom consumers against blaming only mobile network operators for poor quality services.. Maida gave the advice while speaking on “Optimizing Data Experience: Empowering Consumers through Awareness and Transparency in a Consumer-Centric Telecom Industry” at an NCC consumer forum in Abuja. He said rather, the blame should be shared by all stakeholders across the value chain as it requires the collaboration of all across the value chain to produce services. The …

Abuja, Nov. 22, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for deeper partnership with the judiciary in achieving its mandate of advancing digital transformation in the country.     Dr. Aminu Maida, the NCC Chief Executive and Executive Vice Chairman, made the call at the just concluded 2024Annual Workshop for Judges on Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Communications Industry held in Abuja. He described the core mandate of the NCC as the establishment and oversight of regulatory framework for the Nigerian communications industry and the promotion of efficient, reliable, …

Abuja, Nov. 19, 2024 – The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) is to introduce Major Incident Reporting Guidelines to guide telecom operators in reporting major incidents on their networks to consumers. Dr. Aminu Maida, the NCC Chief Executive and Executive Chairman, said this in Abuja at the 93rd Consumer Parliament of the NCC. He said the guidelines would require operators to inform consumers of major incidents impacting on their networks, while these reports would also be accessible on the NCC website. Maida also said the commission would soon introduce coverage maps …

Abuja, Nov. 18, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the federal government for classifying telecommunication infrastructure in Nigeria as critical national assets. President Bola Tinubu announced the classification in a presidential order iin July 2024. Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Director/Chief Executive of the NCC, made the commendation while speaking at the 93rd Telecom Consumer Parliament in Abuja. He said the order was critical to addressing the problems of vandalism and unauthorised access to telecommunication infrastructure in Nigeria. Maida said the impact of vandalism and theft of …

Abuja, Nov. 14, 2024 – Additional 90,000 Nigerians are to be enrolled as fellows in the third Cohort of the 3 Million Technical Talent project (3MTT). Dr. Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, announced this in a post on his X handle. He said applications were still open to Nigerians who could still participate in the talent accelerator program to learn in-demand tech skills and become part of a pool of technical talent for the growing digital economy in Nigeria and globally. “I am pleased to …