NIGERIA: Frequency Allocation Table Update
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has published the frequency allocation table with provide further information on allocation as well as specifications of certain bands based on their Frequency Allocation Plan from 2014. The National Frequency Table of Allocations is a compendium of frequency allocations to services applicable to Nigeria as well as a depiction of […]
NIGERIA: NCC Updates Organizational Structure
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has published an update to their Organisational Structure which is now composed of the following twenty (20) departments: The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission and the most senior executive member of the Board of Commissioners. The office is reported by the two Executive Commissioners and […]
NIGERIA: Report of Public Inquiry on E-Waste Regulations and Disaster Recovery Guidelines
Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta explained the importance of having a proper legal framework to regulate e-waste in the telecommunications sector, stating that e-waste was now becoming the fastest growing waste stream in the world. In his address, the EVC cited a recent report by the World Economic Forum which estimated that […]
NIGERIA: NCC Publishes Type Approval Update
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) published a Type Approval standard update to ensure maximum interoperability and affordability for consumers. The standards set by the NCC are based on international standards from The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and its International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR), The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). All equipment […]
NIGERIA: NCC Creates Committees to Combat Proliferation of Fake and Counterfeit Mobile Devices
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other government agencies set up two committees to work together to ensure the implementation of Mobile Devices Management Systems (DMS), a Public-Private Partnership project, aimed at combatting the proliferation of fake, counterfeit, substandard and cloned mobile communications devices in the telecommunication industry worried by the recurrent cycle of fraudsters deploying […]
NIGERIA: NCC Will Hold an Auction for Spectrum Available at 2.6 GHz
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), influenced by the need to open up the space for the delivery of broadband services to subscribers and according to the Nigerian National broadband Plan of 2013, decided to auction available spectrum within the 2.6 GHz band, 2 portions of 70 MHz each. The offer includes 14 lots of 2 […]