THE Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has said while monitoring the cyberspace, about 12.9 million attacks were launched against the servers of the Independent National Electorral Commission (INEC) during the Presidential elections on Februay 25 both from within and outside the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecoms consumers in Nigeria. The commission has already set a deadline of May 17, 2023, for all mobile networks to fully migrate from hitherto diverse short codes to the...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on clean energy usage in the telecoms sector. In what has become a tradition in the Commission since 2017, when it declared 2017 as Year...
Read MoreTHE Nest Innovation Technology Park has partnered with Campus Innovation Circles (CIC) to launch The Nestlings Playbook; its pioneer program designed to address the unique challenges faced by founders across Universities in Nigeria. The Nestlings Playbook is specifically tailored to provide the undergraduate community with a sandbox that offers access to resources and...
Read MoreTHE Advanced Science Research Group (IASRG) of Summit University, Offa, in collaboration with Dr. Cynthia Kusin Okoro-Shekwaga, has won the International Academic Pump-priming Fund by the School of Civil Engineering University of Leeds, to explore opportunities in biomethane production for clean cooking using locally-available organic waste resources in Nigeria. Speaking at the virtual...
Read MoreTELECOMMUNICATIONS operators have commenced the hamonisation of shortcodes across all networks. The announcement, which was made, yesterday in Lagos by the umbrella body, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said the hamonisation was pursuant to a regulatory modernisation initiative by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). ALTON Chairman and Head of Operations,...
Read MoreTHE National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has engaged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to advance strategic collaboration that would enhance the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) towards improving national security. Speaking during a visit to the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta at the NCC’s Head Office...
Read MoreTHE Global System for Mobile Telecommunications Association (GSMA) has said that 5G connections would double over the next two years, expedited by technological innovations and new network deployments in more than 30 countries in 2023 alone. Of the new networks to be deployed in 2023, it is expected that 15 will be 5G Standalone...
Read MoreBy Staff Reporter TELECOMS operators activated 3.6 million new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards in January. This subsequently pushed active telephone lines in the country from 222.5 million in December 2022 to 226 million a month after. With this new development, connected telephone lines in Nigeria are now 322 million and teledensity peaked at...
Read MoreTHE Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami on Thursday, in Abuja, inaugurated a Committee led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, to advise the Federal Government on appropriate measures to take in protection of the nation’s cyberspace and ICT infrastructure from potential attacks especially...
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