NCC Celebrates National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2021. This is an annual event celebrated in October and focused on raising awareness about Cybersecurity through awareness and sensitization campaigns and providing the public with general knowledge and tools to help them keep safe when on the Internet.  Telecoms consumers are educated …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would like to draw the attention of the public to a publication in a section of the media, purporting that the Commission is developing a regulation to disqualify Nigerians below 18 years of age from getting Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). For the avoidance of doubt, …

Some areas in Lagos State will experience eight weeks of power outage as Ikeja Electric, IE, announces a planned reconductoring of 132kv lines. The re-conducting will be embarked upon by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, which is aimed at expanding the wheeling capacity across the IE network. Kumapayi noted that the …

Following the restructuring and re-branding of its existing consumer outreach programmes, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has held the maiden edition of the Campus Conversation at the University of Abuja. Campus Conversation is featured as an important part of NCC’s new Telecom Consumer Conversation (TCC). Speaking at the event, which …

Facebook has been accused of being behind the worldwide outage on its platform which lasted for more than 6 hours.  Recall that the global outage which began around 4:30pm, left Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp not working for hours. “Damage control ahead of Frances Hauge’s whistleblower testimony before Congress tomorrow?” one Twitter user wrote. Another said: “Interesting …

Twin sisters who have spent £140k on surgery in an effort to look very identical have revealed want matching designer vaginas. Dolly and Daisy Simpson, 25, from Stockton-on-Tees, appeared on This Morning on Monday alongside their mother Christina to discuss their decision to go under-the-knife after having matching nose and boob jobs.  …

Sir Alex Ferguson appeared to have criticized coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to start Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for Manchester United’s draw with Everton.  Ronaldo was named as a substitute for last Saturday’s Old Trafford clash and while Solskjaer brought him off the bench after 57 minutes, the Red Devils were held to a …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reminded and urged telecoms consumers to link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) before the expiration of the deadline of October 31, 2021 set by the Federal Government. The Commission gave the admonition during the NCC Digital Signature (NDS) …

The Federal Government, under the leadership of President Muhammad Buhari has made concerted efforts over the years in building a central database for the country. It is no news that the country has suffered immensely for lack of a proper database especially in cases of crime-fighting. In this fight for …

.…“A mark of cohesion” – Danbatta.…“We thank the Nigerian Government for hosting WATRA Secretariat” – Ndiaye. An event of historical significance took place in Maitama, Abuja on 16th September 2021, as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, …