February 25, (THEWILL) – The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has stated that the Commission will, always, be appearing throughout the regulation that set it as much as regulate the telecommunication trade within the nation.

According to Maida, the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 is obvious sufficient on what is predicted of the stakeholders within the trade, therefore the necessity for all to behave throughout the ambit of the regulation.

While talking at a discussion board held not too long ago in Abuja, the NCC boss stated: “Compliance is another driver we will focus on. As a regulator that is empowered by the Nigerian Communications Act of 2003, we have the power to hold our licensees to their obligations.

“We have laid down obligations for our licensees to meet and we will ensure they uphold those obligations.”

Dr. Maida, nonetheless, stated that the onus now fell on the NCC, because the regulators, to be up and doing, including that “this will require more work on the part of we the regulators.”

To meet up, he disclosed that the NCC will make use of digital expertise as it’s being practised within the superior international locations of the world.

“So, we will be deploying digitalization to enable us to work efficiently. For instance, we are working toward renewing licences digitally,” he stated.

Dr. Maida stated he believes within the advertising and marketing parlance that buyers are kings, and to this finish, he revealed that the NCC may also be wanting on the points being raised by shoppers throughout the nation in order that their grievances can be adequately taken care of for them to take pleasure in worth for his or her cash.

“As the regulator, we’re going to be stepping in to see what the frequent points that buyers are complaining about and what operators are doing about them in order that we will maintain everyone alongside the worth chain accountable.

“We are going to be working with our licensees to see how tariff could be easier and extra clear, Maida acknowledged.