Author: Rommy Imah

The Federal Government Monday granted debt forgiveness of 60 per cent to broadcast stations in the country whose indebtedness currently stands at N7.8 billion. The benefitting stations are consequently, to pay only 40 per cent of their total debt to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) within three months with effect from July 10 or lose the special concession. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said at a media briefing in Abuja that the government considered the waivers as a measure of instituting financial sustainability among broadcast stations in Nigeria. The minister, who was accompanied by the Acting Director-General…

In continuation of our series on the NCC document titled: ‘Keeping children safe online: Advice to parents and caregivers,’ the Commission advises that if your child is using online platforms or programs for schoolwork, ensure a healthy balance between non-school related online activities and offline time. Here are some helpful tips: During non-school hours at home, establish time limits around when and for how long your child can be online; Use the available technologies — parental controls and tools to monitor online time allow you to measure and set time limits on device use or internet access. Be honest and…

……Proposal Open To Academics In Nigeria Tertiary Institutions Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is inviting proposals from academics in tertiary institutions that have feasible research ideas, capable of replacing or enhancing foreign technologies in the country’s telecommunications industry. The Commission said in a Request for Proposal released on Friday and signed by Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC that it is envisaged that the initiative will help build capacity in the tertiary institutions and promote Nigeria’s contribution to the pool of technologies in use in the communications industry. “The Nigerian Communications Commission,…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has provided tips for parents and caregivers on how to keep children safe online, saying that the tips cover what to do before things go wrong, while children spend time online, and what to do if things go wrong. The Commission in a document titled: ‘Keeping children safe online: Advice to parents and caregivers,’ listed the tips to include: Risk Anticipation, and advised parents that anticipation of risks will lead to appropriate control measures being put in place before a child is allowed access to digital devices or the internet. Some of these anticipatory…

As the world grapples with the impact of the pandemic COVID-19, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given some tutorials to parents and caregivers on how to keep their children and wards safe while online. To this end, the NCC has advised parents to contend with the overwhelming and scary possibility of their children being hurt by faceless individuals while surfing the internet. The advice is contained in a document released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)) and made available to DigitalTimesNG.  Nations are presently grappling with the impact of COVID-19, including the fact that young people are compelled…

Acting Director-General (DG) of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, has disowned a call for position papers on the amendments to the 6th edition of the country’s broadcasting code by the board of the commission. Recall that Ikra Bilbis, chairman of the commission’s board, had in a notice called for the papers on the amendments over concerns he said were raised by stakeholders. In a notice issued by Salihu Bamidele Aluko, a lawyer, on behalf of Bilbis, the commission’s board said: “The board of the National Broadcasting Commission sat to review the various positions and resolved that…

Access Bank Plc has apologised to its customers and said it will bear the cost of the stamp duty it originally deducted from its customers’ accounts, covering February through April 2020. Recall that last week, DigitalTimesNG reported that Access Bank Plc had said through an email to its customers that it recently discovered a mistake in its operations records, whereby stamp duty charges on applicable transactions were not passed on to customers. The bank said in the mail that the omissions occurred between February 1st, 2020, and April 30th, 2020. Though the tier-1 bank said it was deeply apologetic…

There are strong indications that the major shake-up in the senior management cadre of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) may not be unconnected with the recent renewal of the tenure of the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission for another 5-year term. A source close to the NCC told DigitalTimesNG that following President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent reappointment of Prof. Umar Garbha Danbatta as the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, there was the need to rejig the Commission’s management workforce to meet with the expectations of the new mandate. Four Directors are said to be affected in the major…

…As Prof. Danbatta Assures Of Effective Implementation Of The SMP                                            The new Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020-2024 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been described as the pedestal to drive the implementation of the Federal Government’s digital economy vision. This was the view of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, at the official virtual launch of the NCC’s five-year strategy plan on Tuesday in Abuja. The event was attended by…

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for unveiling the Commission’s Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020-2024. The NCC had on Sunday, through a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs at the NCC, Dr. Henry Nkemadu said that the SMP will leverage the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) as well as the new National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2020 2025 Roadmaps. The statement disclosed that the Strategic Management Plan will cover the guiding principles and act as the operations manual for the Commission towards actualising the digital economy agenda of…