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NCC Allays Fear Over 5G, COVID-19 and Security

Reporter TnTv Network April 5, 2020

Several arguments have erupted linking 5G to the Novel coronavirus ravaging the world at the moment. In view of the recent development in which misleading materials with no proven evidence being circulated to link CORONAVIRUS or COVID-19 with 5G Technology, Nigeria’s Telecom Regulatory

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UK Debunks 5G-Coronavirus Link After Conspiracy Theorists Burn Cell Tower

Reporter TnTv Network April 4, 2020

While there’s zero factual support for a conspiracy theory linking the COVID-19 virus to 5G cellular technology and the scientific community has concluded that 5G is safe the UK government was forced recently to explicitly address the topic after arsonists burned down a cell tower over 5G, and used Facebook to encourage others to follow […]

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No Licence Has Been Issued for 5G In Nigeria~ Pantami

Reporter TnTv Network April 4, 2020

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Ali Pantami has assured that no license has been issued for 5G in Nigeria. In a Press Statement made available to TnTv Network, the Minister says his attention has been drawn to the public concern about the health implications of the deployment of Fifth Generation Mobile […]

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Covid-19: DSTV Defies FG’s Order, Scrambles Expired Subscriptions

Lanre Oloyede April 4, 2020

Lanre Oloyede/TnTv Network Multichoice Nigeria Limited, operators of digital pay-tv platform otherwise known as DSTV may have defied an order issued by the federal government to all pay-tv operators in the country to allow local channels run free of charge on their platform, at least through the period of the lockdown occasioned by the ravaging […]

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“Free Internet Claim” False! NCC Warns Nigerians

Reporter TnTv Network April 2, 2020

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to draw the attention of the Nigerian populace, especially telecoms consumers to the fraudulent message being spread on the Internet by a fraudulent website. The fake website (https://covid-19-fg-grant.blogspot.com/?=1) is asking Nigerian citizens to apply for a free Internet bundle ostensibly being given by the Nigerian

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COVID-19: NCC’s 112 National Emergency Number Offers Support to Nigerians

Reporter TnTv Network April 2, 2020

Nigerians are able to call emergency response agencies/or first responders with respect to any issue they may want to report on the Coronavirus or other health-related issues and emergencies. The National Emergency Number 112 established by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is providing succour to Nigerians in the nation’s collective efforts to fight the

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NCC Discards Rumour of Alleged N300 Million Subventions to NITDA

Reporter TnTv Network March 28, 2020

The Nigerian Communications Commission has dismissed the claim and speculation by an online publication that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) gave N300 million to Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). In a statement by NCC Management signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Henry Nkemadu; The Commission further stressed unequivocally

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Covid-19: NCC Okays Right of Passage for Telecoms Operators in Case of Total Lockdown

Lanre Oloyede March 27, 2020

Giving the importance of telecommunications and internet accessibility as a crucial means of engaging distant communication in the event of a total lockdown which may be necessitated by the covid-19 pandemic currently ravaging the world, the Nigerian Communications Communications, NCC, has thrown its weight behind the request for a Right of Passage (RoP) for all […]

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South-East Leads Other Regions in Broadband Penetration

Lanre Oloyede March 26, 2020

Current statistics on the level of broadband penetration and level of communities’ access to network services on a regional basis has shown that Southeast Nigeria has lowest access gap when it comes to access to internet and broadband penetration in the country. Report shows that the entire northern half of the country remains the scantiest […]

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NCC Goes Low-key to Halt Covid-19 Spread

Lanre Oloyede March 26, 2020

In what seems like a move to halt the rapid spread of the coronavirus disease which has been established to spread via body contact, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) appeared to have reduced official activities and out rightly canceled official traveling among its staff as part of efforts to tame the spread of the deadly […]