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10 hours ago
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said developing regulations and policies to govern artificial intelligence (AI) deployment is complex as well as playing catch up due to technological advancements in this part of the world.
1 day ago
Nigeria said internet and data services disrupted by an undersea cable cut last week have been restored. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilisation capacities as of Monday evening. "All operators who were impacted by the cuts have taken recovery capacity from submarine cables,…
1 day ago
Individuals and businesses who are battling snail-speed or completely unavailable Internet may have to bear with the crisis for much more time than expected as the full restoration of services is not feasible until towards the end of April.
1 day ago
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are strategically collaborating to enhance processes relating to National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM linkage.
4 days ago
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says a combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries in West Africa.
11 Mar
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, to revoke, immediately, directive to network providers to bar phone lines of millions of Nigerians, who have not linked their SIM cards to their National Identification Numbers (NINs).
6 Mar
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it is about to start the audit of the ongoing NIN-SIM exercise, which will ensure that its objective is achieved as fast as possible.
6 Mar
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has identified collaboration and co-creation as strategy tools in achieving digital transformation.
4 Mar
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has explained why some telecommunications subscribers who had earlier linked their SIM cards to their National Identification Numbers (NINs) had their mobile lines barred. Last week, the NCC gave a directive to telecom service providers to bar subscribers, who did not link their phone numbers to their NIN on or before…
2 Mar
Telecommunications operator, MTN has said it rolled out 11,534 network sites across the country.
29 Feb
The deadline for the linkage of subscribers Identification module (SIM) cards to National Identification Number (NIN) ended yesterday as directed by the Federal Government through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
29 Feb
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has said that the telecommunication sector has continued to impact the nation's economy, as its contributions to the gross domestic product (GDP) stood at 13.5 per cent in 2023.