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Pantami, Danbatta lead Nigerian delegation to MWC 2022

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2022

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, accompanied by the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, is leading the Nigerian delegation to the ongoing Mobile

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Telecoms: NCC gives expression to FG’s drive to promote indigenous tech

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has given concrete expression to the federal government’s drive to promote indigenous innovative technologies in Nigeria’s telecommunication sector. The NCC demonstrated this through the maiden prototype and research exposition designed to showcase no fewer than 10 prototypes, arising of from its sponsored

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5G: NCC may roll out three additional licences before 2024 –Danbatta

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, may roll out three additional 3.5GHz spectra licences for the Fifth Generation, 5G, licences in the next two years. The Executive Vice Chairman, EVC, of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, gave the hint in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos. Danbatta said, however, that the rollout of […]

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5G: NCC shows world class excellence by setting pace in Africa -NIEEE

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2022

The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, NIEEE, has given the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, a pat on the back for setting the pace of 5G deployment in Africa. The engineering body in a statement signed by its outgoing national chairman, Engr. Kings Adeyemi, singled out the executive vice chairman, Prof […]

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Media will remain strategic partners to NCC — Danbatta

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2022

The mass media: print, broadcast, online or other specialised genres, will remain central and strategic stakeholders to the Nigerian Communications Commission in its commitment to delivering on its regulatory mandates as enshrined in the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 and other policy instruments. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar

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NCC sets new international call rate; telcos to earn in USD

Daily Dispatch December 20, 2021

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a new International Termination Rate (ITR) for voice services paid by overseas telecom carriers for terminating international calls on local networks in Nigeria. The announcement is contained in a statement released on Monday by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs. According to the statement, the