Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, on Thursday disclosed the Federal Government had earmarked N16, 703, 863,327 (about N16.71 billion) to provide broadband infrastructure unlimited to 18 selected higher institutions in the country. The minister gave the hint during the launch of four key projects, namely broadband infrastructure for our installations of […]
Following the success of the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme which debuted in South Africa last year and secured $16 million of funding for six emerging businesses, the promoters of the programme has launched its extension to Nigeria and seven other countries across Africa in 2023. The other countries, whose technology-oriented Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has promised the investing public of its commitment to ensuring transparency and due process in the upcoming auction of two (2) lots of 3.5GHZ Spectrum aimed at improving telecommunication services in the country. The commission made this pledge in a Public Notice issued by its Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, […]
….Old Notes’ Legality Deadline Remains Sacrosanct – CBN President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled the redesigned N200, N500 and N1,000 Notes shortly before the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The launching of the new Notes came barely 24 hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) told […]
The Federal Government has threatened that effective from 2023, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that failed to adopt the reviewed Standard Bidding documents would be sanctioned. Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Mamman Ahmadu, who made this disclosure at a stakeholders’ Workshop on the Review of Draft Standard Bidding […]
In response to the discovery of a new attack that compromises victims’ VPN (Virtual Private Network) accounts to compromise messaging app, Telegram, the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users to adopt two-factor authentication to protect their Telegram accounts and to not download unknown Advanced IP Scanner Software. Ukrainian cyber experts discovered the […]
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, will this Thursday serve as chairman of the forum for the commencement of broadband initiatives to be implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The projects are designed to accelerate broadband penetration in Nigeria and advance the course of digital economy projections for the nation. A […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the adoption and publication of the final version of the Information Memorandum (IM) to guide the upcoming auction of the remaining lots of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) Spectrum for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) services in Nigeria. Before now, the Commission had published a daft IM and […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Ondo State Government for its move to deploy broadband infrastructure through the Odua Infraco and charged other states to invest in such critical telecom facilities in the collective efforts to deepen broadband penetration in the country. The NCC’s management gave the commendation when a delegation of Ondo […]
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has described the nation’s capital market as crucial to current efforts to grow the economy in view of its strategic position in raising capital for bridging the widening infrastructure gap. Amosun made this remark during the budget defense by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]