AFRICA’S telecommunications story is often told in sweeping numbers-subscriber counts, broadband penetration, spectrum auctions priced in headlines. Yet beneath those metrics lies a subtler influence shaping the continent’s digital economy: regulatory discipline. In that quieter arena, Nigeria’s Communications Commission (NCC) has emerged not by proclamation, but by method.Continue Reading
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has named the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as one of the top five 2025 best-performing Federal Government agencies under the Transparency and Efficiency Category. Head, Public Affairs, NCC, Mrs Nnenna Ukoha, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ukoha saidContinue Reading
China announced that it has completed the first phase of its 6G technology trials, China Media Group reported on Thursday, citing the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). China finishes first phase of 6G tech trials. /China Media Group Over the past four years, consecutive trial campaigns haveContinue Reading
Total number of subscribers per operator as of September 2025 1. MTN: 90.34m 2. Airtel: 58.47m 3. Globacom: 21.39m 4. T2 (formerly 9mobile): 3.11m Total: 173.31m NCC/The Cable Index Continue Reading
By Okoh Aihe Twenty-Four years after a seismic development in the telecommunications industry, the regulator said on Monday, that industry stakeholders can have a better experience only if they can adjust their understanding of modern telecom regulation whose products they were only too happy to put in the publicContinue Reading
By our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said inadequate capacity across the networks to support heavy usage in high-density urban areas is the reason for the poor quality of telecom service being experienced in Lagos, Abuja and other major cities in Nigeria The Commission stated this in aContinue Reading
By Johannes Tobi Wojuola At this time two years ago, Nigeria’s telecommunications sector was far from thriving. Consider the industry debts—both those among operators and those owed to them by banks. Or the Federal Government’s NIN-SIM linkage policy, which had suffered seven postponements since December 2020. Then there wereContinue Reading
FG has removed the 5% telecom excise tax on calls and data, offering relief to over 171 million telecom subscribers. The Federal Government has announced the removal of the 5% excise tax on telecommunications services, a decision expected to ease financial burdens on millions of Nigerians who rely heavilyContinue Reading
By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plans to facilitate potential spectrum trades by way of leases to optimise spectrum use. This was disclosed by Dr. Aminu Maida, the NCC executive vice-chairman (EVC), during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos over the weekend. According to theContinue Reading
By Our Correspondent The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida says Truecaller is not linked to the country’s subscriber identity module (SIM) registration database, cautioning that the platform’s results are not always accurate. During a press briefing on Monday, Maida said Truecaller is notContinue Reading
