Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has disclosed that in furtherance of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of telecommunications services nationwide, the government and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have opened discussions targeted at protecting submarine cables and other digital infrastructure. Tijani, who made this disclosure on […]
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has reported that Africa’s 6% 5G coverage remains the lowest globally as of December 2023. The global telecom body made this disclosure in its just published ‘Mobile Network Coverage Facts and Figures 2023’ report. The report reflected that the continent was lagging in deploying the latest technology while older generation […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has expressed its total commitment to the implementation of the Ministerial Five Pillars of the Strategic Blueprint aimed at holistically transforming the nation’s economy with a view to achieving 70% digital literacy by 2027; and a capital increase raised by Nigerian tech startups by 50% year-on-year from $1 billion/year in […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will be leading other stakeholders as eBusiness Life Communication Limited hosts young girls in the 2023 edition of the International Girls in ICT Day campaign. The event, which will hold on May 11, 2023 in Lagos is part of an annual campaign initiated by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has been honoured with awards of recognition at the 2022 International Women’s Day in recognition of his role in women empowerment in the country. The awards were conferred on the telecoms industry’s regulator during a public lecture […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has hinted of its efforts aimed at revising telecoms industry’s regulatory instruments and management tools to ensure regulations are fit for future imperatives of a robust telecoms sector. The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management (ECSM), NCC, Adeleke Adewolu, made this disclosure at a panel session at the 2021 Annual General Conference […]
The Executive Vice- Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has disclosed the suspension of the allocation by the commission of frequency spectrums that are likely to be approved by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for 5G network services. Danbatta, who gave this hint on Tuesday at a Stakeholders Consultative Forum in […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised the Nigerian public to be wary of monetary and other offerings on the cyberspace, saying that most of such promises are laden with risks. The Director General of the agency, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami, in a statement pointed out that the need to enlighten Nigerians on […]