The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has declared that three of the Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling security and insurgency; as well as to enhance spectrum availability to facilitate the …

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has highlighted the various regulatory measures of the Commission toward deepening the adoption of e-Government and other Internet-driven services in the country. The EVC listed the measures in a presentation delivered during the Nigeria e-Government …

Minister, ONSA, Lawmakers, others commend initiative.– Project will strengthen telecoms infrastructure protection – Danbatta. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an incidence response facility aimed at addressing incidences of cybercrimes, protecting telecoms infrastructure and encouraging increased participation in nation’s digital economy. The NCC Center for Computer Security Incident Response  …

NCC Celebrates National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2021. This is an annual event celebrated in October and focused on raising awareness about Cybersecurity through awareness and sensitization campaigns and providing the public with general knowledge and tools to help them keep safe when on the Internet.  Telecoms consumers are educated …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would like to draw the attention of the public to a publication in a section of the media, purporting that the Commission is developing a regulation to disqualify Nigerians below 18 years of age from getting Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). For the avoidance of doubt, …

Some areas in Lagos State will experience eight weeks of power outage as Ikeja Electric, IE, announces a planned reconductoring of 132kv lines. The re-conducting will be embarked upon by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, which is aimed at expanding the wheeling capacity across the IE network. Kumapayi noted that the …

Following the restructuring and re-branding of its existing consumer outreach programmes, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has held the maiden edition of the Campus Conversation at the University of Abuja. Campus Conversation is featured as an important part of NCC’s new Telecom Consumer Conversation (TCC). Speaking at the event, which …

Facebook has been accused of being behind the worldwide outage on its platform which lasted for more than 6 hours.  Recall that the global outage which began around 4:30pm, left Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp not working for hours. “Damage control ahead of Frances Hauge’s whistleblower testimony before Congress tomorrow?” one Twitter user wrote. Another said: “Interesting …

Twin sisters who have spent £140k on surgery in an effort to look very identical have revealed want matching designer vaginas. Dolly and Daisy Simpson, 25, from Stockton-on-Tees, appeared on This Morning on Monday alongside their mother Christina to discuss their decision to go under-the-knife after having matching nose and boob jobs.  …

Sir Alex Ferguson appeared to have criticized coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to start Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for Manchester United’s draw with Everton.  Ronaldo was named as a substitute for last Saturday’s Old Trafford clash and while Solskjaer brought him off the bench after 57 minutes, the Red Devils were held to a …