Nigeria's Govt Fires Communications Commissioner

Nigeria's Communications Commissioner has been axed by the country's government for "insubordination" after exposing fraud within the telecoms regulatory agency.

Axed Nigerian Communications Commissioner Bashir Gwandu

  • Nigeria:   Why Gwandu Was Sacked From NCC

    Vanguard, 28 November 2012

    The removal of the Executive Commissioner in charge of Technical Standards of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Bashir Gwandu, may not be unconnected with false… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   NCC Commissioner Removed for Exposing Fraud

    Leadership, 27 November 2012

    The lingering battle in the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) following the unravelling of spectrum fraud in the telecom regulatory agency has taken a sour turn with the… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   FG Sacks Onagoruwa, Director General of BPE

    This Day, 28 November 2012

    The Federal Government Tuesday sacked the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Ms. Bolanle Onagoruwa, as well as Dr. Bashir Gwandu as the Executive… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   The President and NCC's Dirty War

    Daily Trust, 21 November 2012

    In contrast to the oil sector which has remained a by-word for corruption, waste and inefficiency since the seventies, there is widespread public perception that the old… Read more »

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