The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Tuesday, unveiled a state-of-the-art ICT Park at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The facility is set to become a hub for technological innovation, research, and entrepreneurship in the region. The commissioning ceremony, held within the university’s ICT zone, was led by the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, who hailed …

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has set in motion a machinery to checkmate the booming copyright piracy market in the country. Copyright piracy is said to cost Nigeria an annual loss estimated at billions of naira. Despite the absence of a coordinated or official statistics to gauge the quantum of loss, NCC’s Director General John Asein said as far back …

Some aggrieved employers of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have accused the telecoms regulator of breaching the federal character law in its recent promotions. TheCable understands that they have petitioned the national assembly, the head of service of the federation, the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), and the Federal Character Commission (FCC). They alleged that the NCC, under the leadership …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed a 12-month grace period for subscribers to reclaim unused airtime on deactivated lines. The proposal was disclosed during a virtual stakeholder engagement forum held in Abuja on Tuesday. The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, who was represented by the Executive Commissioner for Stakeholder Management, Rimini Makama, said the initiative …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide protest against the recent 50 per cent hike in telecom tariffs approved by the Federal Government. The labour union aborted the planned rally scheduled for Tuesday (today) following a meeting with government representatives at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja, on Monday. The …

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Communications is interfacing with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to avert the nationwide protest scheduled 4 February 2025, over the 50 per cent hike in telecom tariff. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently approved a 50 per cent tariff increase for telecommunication companies, citing prevailing operational costs. Miffed by the development, …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the failure of telecommunications companies to purchase 5G spectrum licences was largely responsible for its low revenue generation in 2024. The NCC’s Director of Financial Services, Yakubu Gontor, and its Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice Chairman, Aminu Maida, revealed this during the 2025 budget defence before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Communications …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over what it described as the ‘arbitrary, unconstitutional, unlawful, unfair, and unreasonable’ 50 per cent increase in telecom tariffs. The NCC recently approved the tariff hike, which raised the cost of a one-minute call from N11 …

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, on Tuesday defended the decision to approve a 50 per cent tariff hike for telecom services, despite widespread backlash and legal threats from advocacy groups and subscribers. Minister Tijani, who appeared before lawmakers to defend the ministry’s budget, explained that the tariff hike was driven by broader economic pressures, including …

Nigerians are to pay more for data, calls and Short Message Service (SMS), following the 50 per cent hike in end-user tariffs approved for service providers by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday. The nod, which was half of the Mobile Network Operators’ (MNOs’) demand, came shortly after a virtual meeting of Industry Consumer Advisory Forum (IACF), which is an …