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Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that world civilisation and culture have been greatly impacted by the advancement in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and telecommunications. He said such impact has got to the extent that the way people socialize, carry out businesses, engage in learning and participate in other life endeavours have changed in unprecedented ways. Danbatta who stated these on Thursday in his goodwill message at the Quarterly Public Lecture of the National Institute For Cultural Orientation (NICO) held in Abuja said over the years, technology has revolutionized the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have introduced a new fee for customers using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services. Effective Tuesday, March 16, 2021, USSD services for financial transactions conducted at Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and all CBN – licensed institutions will be charged at a flat fee of N6.98k per transaction. In a joint statement signed by Osita Nwasinobi, Head, Corporate Communications of the CBN and Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs at the NCC, the decision to introduce the new price regime was taken at a meeting of key stakeholders…

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta on Monday at a World Press Conference to mark the 2021 World Consumer Rights Day listed various ways the Commission has been protecting telecom consumers through its regulatory activities. Mandated by the Nigerian Communications Act of 2003 to protect the interest of the consumers, the Commission has religiously done this through subsidiary legislations, guidelines and directions that proactively address consumer concerns and stipulate responsibilities of all stakeholders. “The NCC had made declarations to curtail excesses of some operators and to expand the frontiers of freedom for the…

Danbatta assured telecom consumers across Nigeria that the Commission will not rest on its oars until the challenges of telecoms consumers have been reduced to the barest minimum.

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that the Commission has been actively involved in the actualisation of the Federal Government’s financial inclusion target of 20% exclusion or 80% inclusion by the year 2020.  However,  the EVC recalled that a recent report by EFInA, a financial sector development organisation, indicates that even though its data showed that more people have become financially included, the financial inclusion pace was, however, not matching the country’s population growth rate. Danbatta spoke as a guest lecturer at the 5th Annual ‘The Bullion Lecture’ organised by the…

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The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has declared that effective Monday, March 15, 2021, its members will be initiating a phased process of withdrawal of USSD services, starting with the most significant debtors within the Financial Service Providers (FSPs). USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) is a communications service controlled by mobile network operators, described as a critical piece of infrastructure used to provide mobile financial services on most phones, at low cost, and without requiring access to the user’s SIM card. ALTON is the umbrella body of Licensed Telecommunications Service Providers including Network Operators, Infrastructure Companies and…

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The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has congratulated Messrs Quasim Odunmbaku and Rotimi Akapo on the production of a book completely dedicated to Nigerian Telecommunications Law and Regulation. ATCON said in a statement signed by its National President, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani that “We at ATCON are happy to identify with the duo because their efforts have manifested in the publication of a book that captures the developments that the industry has recorded vis-a-vis law and regulation in Nigeria.” The Association said that with the birth of the book, the telecom industry should expect among others, an increase in…

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced the Registration link for the maiden edition of its Virtual Structured Engagement with Key Stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom & ICT Sector. ATCON said on Monday in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Mr Ajibola Olude that the registration link is tinyurl.com/39tpogt5. The ATCON Virtual Structured Engagement with Key Stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom & ICT Sector will focus on the New National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 with the theme: “Realizing the new set target of 70% of Broadband Penetration.” The event is slated for Thursday, March 25, 2021. The…