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June 15, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has collaborated with the Association for Progressive Communications and other institutional stakeholders towards addressing challenges confronting rural network connectivity in Nigeria.      The collaboration resulted in a two-day workshop hosted in Abuja,...

April 19, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dismissed allegations of breaching the federal character principle during its 2025 promotion exercise for eligible staff across all cadres. In a statement made available to THEWILL, the Commission stressed...

April 06, (THEWILL) – Following recent reforms, the  Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) continues to promote initiatives that will ensure that  telecommunications operators offer quality service delivery to their consumers. Part of this measure is the Draft Guideline on Unclaimed Recharges to...

March 16, (THEWILL) – The Secretary of the Universal Service Provision Fund  of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Mr. Yomi Arowosafe, has commended the International Telecommunication Union and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office  for their collaboration with...

March 11, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to instruct internet service providers across the country to immediately block access to all pornographic websites. The lawmakers also mandated the NCC to...

March 05, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Communications Commission has disclosed that the country’s telecommunications sector is showing signs of recovery after the lull instigated by the NIN-SIM linkage process. The NCC in the latest industry statistics revealed that with...

January 22, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Communications Commission has approved the renewal of MTN Nigeria’s 800MHz spectrum band licence for an additional 10 years. The renewed licence will run from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2034. In...

January 20, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a 50 percent tariff hike for telecommunication companies in the country. A statement signed on Monday, by NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, said the approval was granted in...

January 15, (THEWILL) – In a public notice, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted permission to telecommunications operators to disconnect the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes assigned to nine financial institutions due to unpaid debts. A statement signed...

October 08, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has recanted its threat to sanction Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet company, for increasing its subscription price in Nigeria without approval from the regulator. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr...