Danger: Gwandu out to tribalize Buhari’ Government

By Samson Osamudiamen

Narrow minded opportunists are trying to rubbish General Buhari's Pan-Nigerian mandate by giving the impression that he has a sectional agenda of Fulani hegemony. One of the opportunists in this regard is Dr. Bashir Gwandu who was fired from the NCC by President Jonathan in 2012 for gross insubordination and blackmail.

Protesters block entrance to MTN office in Edo

'Jola Sotubo

The demonstrators were said to have arrived at the office on Murtala Mohammed Way at about 7am on Monday, April 20, 2015, to protest the recent spate of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, the company’s home country.

Protesters in Benin City, Edo State have barricaded the entrance to the headquarters of telecommunications giant, MTN in the state.

The demonstrators were said to have arrived at the office on Murtala Mohammed Way at about 7am on Monday, April 20, 2015,

Assessing Telecoms in Nigeria: 2010 - 2014

By Patrick O. Ogar

Although it is common to complain of poor service quality against Nigerian telecoms industry, much has been achieved within the period of four years, 2010 – 2014, when Dr. Eugene Juwah became the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

A voice for local content

By Abdullahi Musa Kaura

The concept of local content has been recurring in Nigeria’s socio-economic jargon for some time. In a layman’s manner of speaking, it refers to the addition of local/domestic variables to the production processes of any given sector of industry. Such variables may include human capital, material resources, financial investment, amongst others.

Telecoms: Another tranche of licenses up for grabs

By Wilson Okah

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is offering 14 slots of 2 X 5 MHz FDD paired Spectrum band ranging from 2500 – 2570MHz and 2620 to 2690MHz (totalling 2 X 70 MHz) for auction. An Information Memorandum (IM) to guide the proposed auctioning of the 2.6GHz spectrum has been released by the commission and can be accessed on its website.

NCC: Tending Nigeria’s N6.4 trillion vault amidst Ebola

By Ehis Gbubemi

The deregulation of Nigeria’s telecoms sector has had an enormous impact on the economic and social development of the country in the last 15 years. This is both unique and amazing because the attempt to deregulate or liberalise many other sectors have not met with a similar success story like telecoms. To mention just few, the unbundling and privatisation of the electricity sector, the oil and gas industry, the divestment of government shares in many other companies have failed to yield any envisaged transitions, let alone, improvement in performance or service delivery by such institutions. The effort to concession or privatise the Ajaokuta Steel Company has become some sort of jinx, thus stalling progress in a sector regarded as the hub of Nigeria’s industrial dreams for decades.

Nigeria: Your Calls May Soon Be Monitored

By Emmanuel Elebeke

In view of the unstable security situation in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, says security agencies will soon commence monitoring of all calls to enhance their operational activities in the country. This Commission announced this recently at a special edition of Consumer Outreach programme organized by the commission at IBB Golf Club, Maitama, Abuja.

Dr Eugene Juwah, CEO NCC speaks on ITU

Dr Eugene Juwah, CEO Nigeria Communications Commission speaks on ITU

EFCC Partners NCC On Corruption

Ibrahim Lamorde,
Chairman EFCC

CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has commended the partnership between the EFCC and the Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.

Lamorde made the commendation Thursday during a sensitization programme organized for management and staff of the NCC in Abuja.

Lamorde who was represented by Osita Nwajah, deputy director, Public Affairs said the programme is designed to foster collaboration with NCC as a key player in the fight against corruption particularly in information and communication sector in Nigeria .

Nigeria has emerged pride of Africa in telecoms, says Juwah

Four years ago, Dr. Eugene Juwah assumed duties as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) . Since then, he has taken some bold decisions to sanitise the industry, which have impacted positively on the sector. In this chat with media executives, he gives an insight into the landmarks that have defined his tenure. Excerpts.

YOU rolled out a six-point agenda on assumption of office, would you say you have fully implemented them?

Actually I can summarise the six-point agenda in the following way; we wanted to consolidate the progress made before we came, and we wanted to improve quality of service (QoS), to enhance broadband implementation, improve competition, provide diversified choices for consumers at good quality and price and improve our presence in the international space.