A statement today, July 8, by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, advised stakeholders to disregard any information on subscriber data different from those presented in the Commission’s website.
“We wish to use this opportunity to clarify that the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Bureau of Statistics are the only authoritative sources of authentic data on the Nigerian telecommunications sector. “Indeed, the Commission is well aware of the critical need to make accurate and up-to-date data available to all Stakeholders.
” Indeed, as a matter of corporate policy and consistent with international best practice, relevant data and statistics are transparently reported and regularly updated on the Commission’s website (< https://www.ncc.gov.ng/statistics-reports/industry-overview >) for free use by interested Stakeholders.”
The statement said that the Ericsson Mobility Report cited in the online publication is essentially a forecast of trends based on Ericsson’s analysis and does not refer to the NCC or any official channel as source for its data and/or projections.
The Commission asked all Stakeholders to visit the website of the Commission for authentic data on the sector and to refer all doubts to its Public Affairs Department to avoid unnecessary controversy and/or inadvertently misleading other Stakeholders who may rely on such reports.
