NCC Unseals Tecno Office

A week after the office of Tecno Telecom Limited was sealed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over its failure to get approvals for its range of products, the office has been reopened.

The NCC, after shutting down the company’s office, also stormed Computer Village at Otigba in Ikeja to close down retail outlets of Tecno phone dealers.

The office was reopened last Wednesday at 4.31pm by officials of the NCC following the submission of type approval applications to the NCC.

Chidi Okonkwo, deputy general manager, Tecno Limited said the company was processing documents to obtain type approvals from the NCC as it had submitted the application at the NCC Lagos office but there was a delay on the part of NCC’s Lagos office in getting it across to the Abuja office before the regulator pounced. He said the issue has been resolved as Tecno is currently processing type approvals for over 20 models of its products.

Following reopening of the office, the deputy general manager said in a press release that: “The management of Tecno Telecom Limited is pleased to inform its customers and the general public that its service centre at 19, Olowu Street, Ikeja has been reopened for business.”

“As a responsible company, we are aware of the need to continually ensure compliance with tenets and laws governing establishment and operation of business in Nigeria. It is in light of this that we assure our customers of our commitment to ensuring full compliance with the requirements of all governing/regulatory bodies including the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).”

—Henry Ojelu