Umar Danbatta

Telecoms investment inflow into Nigeria has grown by $39 billion to $77 billion with a record of 218.9 million telephone users, 159.5 million internet subscribers, and 88.7 million broadband users by the end of the second quarter of 2023,…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said telecom infrastructure is very critical to successful 2023 elections, therefore, every Nigerian in every community should join hands in…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has teamed with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to tackle some of the criminal activities in the telecom industry. The sector is beset with equipment vandalism and…

Nigerians will start to experience the Fifth Generation (5G) technology from August 24 following the issuance of the spectrum licence to both MTN and Mafab Communications which won the auction held last December The two telcos…

The federal government has begun to harmonise emerging technologies with the contemporary public sector to strengthen governance. Although the Director-General, BPSR, Dasuki Arabi who disclosed this did not give details of the…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has resumed its directive to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Do-Not-Disturb (DND), after a temporary suspension. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Umar Danbatta made this…

Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said broadband penetration made remarkable improvement as it increased to about 33 per cent as at February. Mr Danbatta made this disclosure on…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the country’s broadband penetration stood at 30.9 per cent as at November 2018, surpassing the 30 per cent target by the National Broad Band Plan. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured that the dispute between South African telecoms giant, MTN, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was being resolved and would soon be over. Speaking with journalists at a…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday explained why the preferred bidder for 9mobile, Teleology Technology Limited, is yet to take over the telecom firm. Following series of twists and legal turns in the bid process, …