Nigerian Communications Commission

Nigerian state of Nasarawa eliminates Right of Way costs

The charges were eliminated by the State under the aegis of the State Right of Way Regulation 2023, which became effective immediately.
Emeka Ekonkwo
1:50
Nov 2, 2023

Nigerian comms regulator declares support for fintechs

The Nigerian Communications Commission announced support for Nigerian fintechs at the 2023 NITRA Financial Technology Forum in Lagos.
1:20
Oct 26, 2023

MTN pushes Nigerian states to invest in ICT parks

Karl Toriola, CEO MTN Nigeria, says the parks will accelerate the growth of the country's ICT sector.
1:20
Oct 16, 2023

Nigerian telcos  demand reassessment of spectrum licencing

The flexible spectrum licence payment terms, according to the telcos, will be in line with the recommendations of the National Broadband Plan 2020-2025.
1:30
Oct 11, 2023

Nigeria mobile Internet subscribers fall to 158 million

507,621 mobile subscriptions were lost month on month in August, although Internet usage increased by 6.61 percent to 655,879.86 from 615,207.39 in July 2023.
1:20
Sep 12, 2023

Nigeria establishes telecoms excellence centre

The centre will promote research that will result in policies and patent solutions for both the telecoms industry and the regulator.
1:20

Nigeria warns against sale, use of unapproved devices

The country’s communications regulator has issued a warning against the sale and use of non-type approved devices.
1:50
May 11, 2023

Nigeria approves blockchain policy to shore up economy

The Nigerian government has since directed relevant regulatory bodies to start work on developing regulatory instruments for deployment of the technology.
1:50
Feb 15, 2016

NCC on war path over dropped calls

Regulator warns of 'day of reckoning' for operators.
1:40
Oct 23, 2014

MTN Nigeria loses over 80,000 subscribers

Africa’s biggest mobile network suffers a loss in users for the third quarter.
1:40
Sep 19, 2014

Mobile internet to drive Nigeria's media boom - PwC

Number of consumers to increase from 7.7 million in 2013 to 50.4 million in 2018.
1:40
Aug 13, 2014

Nigeria’s active mobile users number 129 million

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says telecoms growth continues unabated.