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Why Cost-Based Study on International Termination Rate Determination became imperative — NCC By Eyo Nsima The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, explained why the cost-based price of Mobile International Termination Rate (ITR) became imperative. Speaking at the final Stakeholders’ Forum for the presentation of the study on cost-based pricing […]

CSR: Presentation of the mattresses to NYSC demonstrates NCC’s solidarity — Danbatta By Eyo Nsima The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has disclosed that the presentation of 100 pieces of mattresses to the Federal Capital Territory’s Permanent Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Kubwa, Abuja was

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded the process for determining the cost-based price of Mobile International Termination Rate (ITR) to ensure healthy competition on traffic handling for voice services between local and international operators in Nigeria. The Commission made this known at the final Stakeholders’ Forum for the presentation of the study on cost-based

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has referred President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to confirm six nominees as national commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to its Committee on INEC. The confirmation request was made by the President in accordance with paragraph 14 Part I(F) of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution, as

Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, The Senate, has taken further steps towards strengthening the legal status for the country’s National Emergency Number 112, being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) through its Emergency Communication Centres (ECC). The Senate Committee on Communications recently organized a one-day public hearing where stakeholders gathered to make valuable contributions and

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari over “the unlawful suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, criminalization of Nigerians and other people using Twitter, and the escalating repression of human rights, particularly the rights to freedom of expression, access to information, and

By Eyo Nsima The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has presented at one hundred mattresses to the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC in Abuja as part of it’s Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR. Speaking at the presentation ceremony at the NYSC Camp in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Commission, Prof. Umar

SERAP asks Commonwealth to sanction Nigeria over #TwitterBan, repression   Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an Urgent Appeal to Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, urging her to “apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold the Nigerian government to account over the unlawful suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, and the resulting

No fewer than 236 boreholes have been provided to the rural communities in need of water across the 21 local government areas in Kebbi State by Non-Governmental Organisations associated with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The Non Governmental Organisations are the Kadi Malami Foundation, Khadimiiya Initiative for