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NCC appoints Mouka Director of Public Affairs

by on June 25, 2022 0

By Favour Unukaso THE Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission has appointed Reuben Muoka, as its new Director of Public Affairs (DPA). Muoka takes over from Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who has assumed duties as the Director of Special Duties Department of the Commission. The new NCC’s spokesman was recently promoted a substantive director, alongside Ismail […]

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MTN to improve rural connectivity in Nigeria, assures on 5G deployment

by on June 25, 2022 0

By Adeyemi Adepetun AT their meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, in Kigali, Rwanda, both the MTN Group Chairman, Mcebisi Jonas and President and Chief Executive Officer, Ralph Mupita have assured on improving rural connectivity and deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network in the country. Both Mcebisi and […]

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Nigeria’s telecoms towers hit 40,451 as operators earn N3.07b in 2021

by on June 22, 2022 0

By Adeyemi Adepetun THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has put the number of mast and towers in the industry at 40,451. NCC said the operators of these major telecoms infrastructure provide telecommunications operations across the 36 states and in at least each state of the geopolitical zones of the country. The operators, according to the […]

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GSMA reveals growing digital gender divide

by on June 22, 2022 0

A GLOBAL System for Mobile telecommunications Association (GSMA) study revealed a slowdown in the number of women accessing mobile internet in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), contrasting with enduring high growth rates for men. The company’s yearly Mobile Gender Gap Report 2022 on digital inclusion showed 59 million additional women started using mobile internet in […]

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NCC targets more revenues for government from telecoms sector

by on June 22, 2022 0

By Adeyemi Adepetun THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has finally signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with its consultants, 3R Company Nigeria Limited, for the execution of the Revenue Assurance Solutions (RAS) to strengthen and manage the integrity of revenue generation process in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. The agreement-signing ceremony, which took place at […]

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Nigeria’s unicorns rank in Africa’s 11 firms with $1b valuation in six years

by on June 10, 2022 0

By Adeyemi Adepetun IN the last six years, Africa has seen the emergence of 11 $1 billion valuation companies with five of them coming from Nigeria.      New report from Endeavor Nigeria, titled: “The Inflection Point: Africa’s Digital Economy Is Poised To Take Off”, which revealed this, said Africa’s technology ecosystem is poised for exponential growth. Six out of […]

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Nigeria to benefit as govts, firms pledge $18.5b to widen Internet access

by on June 10, 2022 0

By Adeyemi Adepetun HOPE rose yesterday for the about 2.9 billion people across the world that are currently without access to Internet connectivity, as governments and firms pledged over $18.5 billion to support global access.     This was the high point of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), which was concluded in […]

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