The AfricaNXT Conference 2022 ended on a historically impressive note for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), having recorded the largest attendance and participation at a single session during the conference, where its team discussed the socio-economic benefits of 5G services. The conference had scheduled over 200 sessions and about 400 speakers. However, NCC session was […]
The AfricaNXT Conference 2022 ended on a historically impressive note for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), having recorded the largest attendance and participation at a single session during the conference, where its team discussed the socio-economic benefits of 5G services. The conference had scheduled over 200 sessions and about 400 speakers. However, NCC session was […]
Discussants at panel sessions from different organisations and thematic areas of AfricaNXT conference at the ongoing 2022 edition of the forum co-sponsored by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have expressed optimism that 5G services will impact positively on businesses and digitally-literate Nigerians that are ready to harness the benefits of the new technology. This notion […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that current efforts of the commission to facilitate deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyze the innovativeness and creativity of the entertainment industry in Nigeria. Danbatta, who stated this in a keynote address […]
The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE) has commended the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for setting the pace of 5G deployment in Africa. The engineering professional body, in a statement signed by its outgoing National Chairman, Engr. Kings Adeyemi, specifically lauded the NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof Umar Danbatta and the entire […]
As stakeholders in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry commemorate 20 years of telecoms revolution in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has listed key initiatives for implementation in the years ahead to consolidate the growth and gains of the telecom sector. The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, listed the digital frontiers in […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) plan for Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in the country continues to gather momentum with the Commission confirming its 97 per cent readiness to begin full implementation. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, re-affirmed the status of the Commission’s 5G technology deployment at the annual African Tech […]
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, on Thursday said that the deployment of the Five Generation (5G) network in the country would begin from in January 2022. The minister, who made the disclosure in Maiduguri at a Town Hall meeting organized to discuss the challenges of power and telecommunications infrastructure vandalism […]
Following approval of the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in Nigeria by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has advised the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to prepare for immediate and effective implementation of the policy. The Minister gave the tall order […]
Augusto & Co, one of Nigeria’s leading rating agencies, has reported that the nation’s telecommunications sector attracted a total of $3.9 billion foreign direct investments (FDIs) between 2015 and 2020. This is even as the credit rating firm predicted that moves by Nigeria to deploy 5G technology would attract more foreign direct investments (FDIs) into […]