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Abuja, Oct. 11, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has successfully linked SIM cards of all phones in the country to the National Identification Number (NIN) of their owners. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice-Chairman of the NCC, announced this during the 2024 Annual Corporate Governance Conference in Lagos State. “There is no phone number that we cannot associate with a verified NIN. Not just a number, but a number that has been verified.” “We have successfully implemented the federal government’s 2020 policy, linking every phone number to a NIN. …

Abuja, Sept. 20, 2024 – The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) is seeking the best frequency bands for Nigeria in its adoption of 6Ghz application. Dr Aminu Maida, the Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), said it is imperative for the country to identify frequency bands to complement existing 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands as the country prepares to join the league of countries using the 6GHz band for Wi-Fi -6 applications. He said this on Thursday at an industry experts and stakeholders meeting on G6 band applications. The meeting brainstormed on …

Abuja, Sept. 16, 2024 – President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to building a robust infrastructure for efficient digital identity management. He said a robust Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) would facilitate efficient digital identity management for all Nigerians to access services.   The president, who was represented by the Secretary to the Federation, George Akume, said this on Monday at the 6th National Identity Day.  He also stressed the critical role of digital identity in national development. The event, with the theme “Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) – Enabling Access …

Abuja, Aug. 22, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed all telecommunications companies (telcos) to block stolen Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards within five minutes of receiving a report of their theft. The NCC said any subsequent usage of the stolen SIM should not incur charges for the consumer from the time the report is made. NCC gave the directive its recent publication, ‘Quality of Service Business Rules,’ released in August 2024. The NCC also introduced new standards to enhance customer service delivery in the telecommunications sector. These …

Abuja, Aug. 5, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to telecommunications operators to simplify their tariff plans, bundles, and promotional activities. This move aims to provide clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost of voice, short messaging service (SMS) and data services to subscribers. The directive, titled “Guidance on the Simplification of Tariffs in the Nigerian Communications Sector,” was issued on July 29, 2024. It mandates Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to publish a comprehensive table showing the features of their tariff plans and bundle …

Abuja, July 30, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered immediate reactivation of SIMs that were barred during the NIN-SIM verification exercise. The NCC announced the reactivation of all SIMs that were disconnected over the weekend in view of the short time available for consumers to undertake the verification of their NINs with their SIMs  It, however, said the reactivation of the affected SIMs would be for a limited period to allow them to be properly linked to NIN. NCC said it observed that many subscribers/consumers were unable …

Abuja, July 25, 2024 – A new report of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has ranked Nigeria very high at 71 per cent in comparative legal, policy and governance frameworks towards G5, advance state of readiness for digital transformation known as G5 with Germany, Finland and Singapore leading the global chart. In the report conducted by the ITU, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and unveiled by Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani in Abuja on …