Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that effective application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is critical in combating financial crimes by enabling real-time surveillance, regulatory compliance, and secure data processing, just as it sought a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaborations to address issue of illicit financial flows in the country.

NCC Commences Pre-Enforcement Action on Starlink over Price Hike  

The decision by Starlink to unilaterally review its subscription packages upwards did not receive the approval of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Commission has stated. In a statement signed by NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) maintained that “the action of the company is in contravention of Sections 108…

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NCC’S GUIDELINES ON DISASTER RECOVERY, 2023

These Guidelines, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission shall apply to all communications Network facilities and service providers in Nigeria. Objectives These Guidelines seek to address the major causes of communications system failures such as emergencies, disasters, terrorist or cyber-attacks, loss of infrastructure and Network congestion; and in this regard: (1) To provide for a…

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Plane Crash: APRA Commiserates with PR Society, Government and Citizens of Malawi

The African Public Relations Association (APRA) has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM, an institutional member of APRA), the government and citizens of the Republic of Malawi over the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of the Vice President of Malawi, H.E. Dr. Saulos Chilima, and nine others on…

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L-R: President, (from Kenya), Arik Karani; Vice President, (from Cameroon), Dr. Michele Mekeme and Secretary-General (from Nigeria), Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, all of Executive Council of the African Public Relations Association (APRA).

Nigeria’s Information Minister Congratulates Ibietan & APRA EXCO

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has congratulated the newly-elected Executive Council of the African Public Relations Association (APRA). In a statement signed by Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, the Minister urged the Council to “continue the trajectory of reforms in APRA,” while stressing…

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Justin Green President, Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management and Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, newly-elected Secretary-General of African Public Relations Association (APRA) during the event in Abidjan.

APRA elects NCC’s Omoniyi Ibietan as Secretary-General

Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, the Head, Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),  has been elected as the Secretary-General of the African Public Relations Association (APRA). By this election at the ongoing 35th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) currently taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Ibietan becomes a member of a three-man Executive…

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