Press Releases

WSIS: NCC’s Digital Awareness Programme Wins 2025 Prize for Access to Information and Knowledge

Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has won the 2025 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize for its project, the Digital Awareness Programme (DAP), under Ca

NCC Mandates Service Providers to Inform Consumers about Major Outages on Networks, Launches Portal

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the cause

Six Nigerian Digital Projects Shortlisted for Voting at the World Summit on the Information Society

Here are the shortlisted Nigerian projects and their categories:

Virtual Event on Stakeholder Forum on the Draft Guidance on Unutilized and Unclaimed Subscriber Recharges

Further to the Public Notice issued by the Commission on March 28, 2025, on its Stakeholder Forum on the Draft Guidance on Unutilized and Unclaimed Subscriber Recharges, the event is scheduled for

Ministries Set Up Joint Committee To Tackle Fiber Cuts During Road Construction/Rehabilitation Activities

PRESS STATEMENT: NCC Approves Request for Tariff Adjustments by Operators

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunic

Press Release : NCC Directs Telcos on Tariffs Transparency

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to telecommunications operators to simplify their tariff plans, bundles, and promotional activities.

PRESS STATEMENT: NCC Commences Pre-Enforcement Action on Starlink over Price Hike

Meet Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)

Dr. Aminu Maida was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Press Release: Lamido of Adamawa Commends NCC's Consumer Protection Initiatives

Press Release: Telecoms Investment in Nigeria now $75.6bn, Danbatta declares

Press Release: ALTON Hails NCC Boss for Quality Regulation

The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr.

Press Release: Danbatta Lifts Platinum Award for NCC’s Performance

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, at the weekend in Lagos, lifted the Platinum Award of the Nigeria Academy of Engineering (NAEn

News Release: Danbatta Receives APPON Award, Assures of Broadband Support for e-Procurement

The Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON) has conferred the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communicat

Danbatta to Receive National Productivity Order of Merit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Industry

Prof.

Press Release: Telecom Sector contributes N2.508 Trillion to Nigeria’s GDP

The telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has in the first quarter 2023, delivered a handsome N2.508 Trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation’s gross

News Release: Danbatta Woos Investors at GITEX Africa on Nigeria’s Broadband Future

  The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof.

Press Release: Nigeria’s Telecom Access Gaps Drop by 53%

Danbatta, who was represented at the forum by the Head, Pre-Licensing at the Commission, Usman Mamman, said from 207 clusters of access gaps in 2013, the industry has witnessed a reduction to 97 a

News Release: Danbatta Receives APPON Award, Assures of Broadband Support for e-Procurement

The Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON) has conferred the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof.

News Release: 2,000 Youth Benefit from NCC’s Digital Job Creation

More than 2000 Nigerian youths from the Six Geopolitical Zones of the country have been trained in digital job acquisition in an intervention programme promoted by the Nigerian Communications Comm