Maida, NCC boss, to lead speakers @17th Africa’s BoICT lecture, awards - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has been confirmed as the Special Guest of Honour and Lead Speaker at the 17th edition of the prestigious Africa Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Merit & Leadership Lecture and Awards, reports ITREALMS.

The highly anticipated annual event, widely regarded as one of the most influential gatherings in the African information and communications technology (ICT) ecosystem, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos.

NCC’s Maida rallies stakeholders on broadband investments, infrastructure protection - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has urged national and sub-national stakeholders to align policies and actions that promote broadband investment and safeguard Nigeria’s critical digital infrastructure, warning that “the cost of inaction is too high for the nation’s future.”

Dr. Maida made the call while delivering his remarks at the Business Roundtable on Improving Investments in Broadband Connectivity and Safeguarding Critical National Infrastructure, held at the NCC Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, on October 8, 2025, with the theme: “Right of Way and Protection of Broadband Infrastructure – The Road to Success in Broadband Investment and Connectivity.”

Maida: NCC's market-driven pricing sparks $1bn investment in telecom sector - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC's) decision to adopt market-driven pricing in the telecom sector has led to a significant investment boost of over $1 billion in 2025, reports ITREALMS.

This policy shift, introduced in the first quarter of 2025, allowed mobile network operators to adjust tariffs by up to 50% after nearly a decade of stagnant pricing.

Maida @93rd TCP: NCC's goal is consumer satisfaction - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has declared that the goal of the Commission is for consumers to be consistently satisfied with telecom services, reports ITREALMS.

Speaking at the 93rd Telecoms Consumer Parliament (TCP) held at the Communications and Digital Economy Complex Auditorium in Abuja, last Thursday with the theme: "Optimizing Data Experience: Empowering Consumers through Awareness and Transparency in a Consumer-Centric Telecom Industry," he said, NCC is determined to consistently satisfy telecom consumers in the country.

Maida, Inuwa, Adeyanju, Alakija, others to speak @AfriTECH 4.0 - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida and Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, and the chief executive officer, Galaxy Backbone, Professor Ibrahim Adepoju Adeyanju, have been confirmed as lead speakers at the Africa Tech Alliance Forum [AfriTECH 4.0] holding in Lagos, reports ITREALMS.

Confirming this, the organizers AfriTECH 4.0 announced the distinguished lineup of speakers for this year’s Forum themed: “Leapfrogging Digital Transformation for Future of Africa’s Economy.”

Imoke, Buratai, Maida, others to headline GOCOP 2024 conference in Kogi - ITREALMS

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A former Minister for Power and Steel, Senator Liyel Imoke has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) scheduled for October 3, 2024 in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, reports ITREALMS.

This is just as attendance and participation by other highly fecund speakers and panelists have been confirmed.

Telecom infrastructure: Maida says collaboration key to comprehensive strategies - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has declared that collaboration is key to development of comprehensive risks and mitigation strategies on telecom infrastructure, reports ITREALMS.

Speaking at the recently held Telecoms Industry Risk Management conference at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, the EVC asserted that collaboration is a key driver of his leadership in the commission.

Call masking: No lifting of ban, remain offense insists Maida – ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has insisted that call masking remained a crime punishable in the nation’s telecommunications space, reports ITREALMS.

The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida disclosed this to ITREALMS on Thursday at a media parley which coincided with his 100 days in office held in Lagos.

Call masking is a telephone feature that displays a designated phone number on outbound calls; Callers could only see the caller ID that you set and not your actual phone number or extension.

Responding to ITREALMS question, EVC Maida said that as far as he knows, call masking ban has not been lifted.

This, he maintained, remained a crime and criminal offenses have some deterrent actions.

Also speaking, the Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Engr. Ubale Ahmed Maska reiterated the EVC position, declaring that “it remained a criminal offense to operate call masking in the country.”

He also revealed that some measures are being put in place to ensure such perpetrators are tracked and punished.

In addition, he disclosed that NCC has recently completed installation of some equipment to aid the Commission in tracking masked calls and eventually break the perpetrators to book.

The latest installations, he said, would avail NCC more surveillance, emphasising that punishment will be meted to offenders.

Further, the EVC reeled out his strategic plans to be anchored on four pillars including, collaboration, data-centric, compliance and digitalisation of processes.

As said by Maida, the importance of collaboration cannot be over-emphasised given the fact that telecommunications binds every other sectors of the economy.

NCC under his watch, he said would ensure data-centric engagement so as to ensure that data drives and used to project the work of the commission, as such that industry data collection is paramount in its service delivery, while focus on critical stakeholders, namely the consumers, licensees and the government.

Maida, who was also accompanied by the Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Mr. Adeleke Morounfolu Adewolu, some directors, deputy directors, heads of units as well as, Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Muoka, anticipated all the licensees of NCC to comply with the rules of the game towards making the sector the defacto engine-room of the modern economies.

Pointing out that network reliability will be encouraged to empower consumers to have a better connectivity and move away from multiple SIM usage.

Efforts, he said, would be geared towards making data more affordable, thereby advancing the general security to improve end-user experience.

He warned that there will be consequences for using SIM for frauds in the country and NCC will tighten any loose end to make sure this is achieved.

Whereas, he said that NCC will leverage digitalisation to work processes more friendly to the eco-system including subscribers and investors.

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Maida to Tijani: Transparency, our bedrock in telecom regulation - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has assured that transparency will form the bedrock of his leadership as Nigeria's chief telecom regulator, reports ITREALMS.

He also said that this will enable a solid foundation in building a resilient, accountable and efficient institution.

Maida: Competition key in telecom sector - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, has declared that competition is key to the healthy growth of the telecoms sector, reports ITREALMS.

Maida, who spoke on Wednesday when he received a delegation of management of Airtel Networks Limited in Abuja, said the Commission will give closer attention to managing the competition in the industry.

Maida reassures Meta, foreign investors of NCC support - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has reassured Foreign Investors of the support of the Commission, reports ITREALMS.

Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Reuben Muoka in a press statement available to ITREALMS, quoted Maida as speaking while receiving a delegation of Meta, formerly Facebook, led by the company’s Vice President for Africa, the Middle-East and Turkey, Kojo Boakye, when they visited NCC's headquarters in Abuja, said the regulatory support to all investors, including operators in Nigeria, will be predicated on their playing by the rules and regulations guiding the sector.

ICT R&D: Maida advises Nokia to invest in Nigeria - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has advised Nokia Networks to increase its investments in Research and Development (R&D) to support the growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria, reports ITREALMS.

Receiving a delegation from Nokia Networks of Finland led by the Deputy Minister, Under-Secretary of State for International Trade from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Jarno Syrjala, who visited the Commission, Maida used the opportunity to advise the mobile phone company to explore further opportunities for mutually-beneficial relationships.

Nigerian Senate confirms Maida for Executive Vice Chairman of NCC- ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Senate on Thursday in Abuja, confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the substantive Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), reports ITREALMS.

Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Reuben Muoka also confirmed this in a press statement available to ITREALMS, noting that Maida was confirmed by the Senate during its plenary session where it adopted a report of the Senate Committee on Communications that screened Maida on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

Maida: Robust FinTech critical for deepening inclusion in Nigeria - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has described the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry as a critical driver of financial inclusion of Nigerian citizens living in the underserved and unserved communities across the country, reports ITREALMS.

Dr. Maida made this known in his keynote address at the 2023 edition of the annual Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) FinTech Forum which focused on, “Harnessing Nigeria’s Fintech Potential: Challenges and Opportunities” and took place in Lagos recently.