By Favour Unukaso THE Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta was at the weekend in Lagos, decorated with an Award of Exemplary Leadership in Public Service. The award was conferred on Danbatta at the 12th Anniversary Lecture and Award of Nigerian NewsDirect, one...
Read MoreBy Staff Reporter AS organisations continue to navigate through economic challenges, PPC Limited, Nigeria’s ICT and infrastructure development company, has shared some technology trends that will help Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), IT Managers or Chief Information Officers (CIOs) improve business operations and achieve greater productivity and corporate profitability. The Director of ICT Operations...
Read MoreBy Staff Reporter POLICY makers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in the West African sub-region will converge in Abuja from January 31 to February 1, for the Digital Economy Regional Conference to discuss the future of digital economy and intensify regional public private partnerships for the region. The event is being hosted...
Read MoreBy Staff Reporter TELECOMS operators in Nigeria added some 25.1 million telephone lines to the country’s network in 2022, statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have revealed. These 25.1million included new lines that were activated and those who were reactivated after they were barred due to their non-compliance with the NIN-SIM...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday in Abuja, signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), with provisions to deter unapproved lottery and gaming practices on telecommunications platforms through information and intelligence sharing. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, noted that the...
Read MoreSHIPMENTS of used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones reached 282.6 million units in 2022, where its unit growth, represented an 11.5 per cent increase over the 253.4 million units shipped in 2021. International Data Corporation (IDC), which gave these figures, estimated that this growth will reach 413.3 million units in 2026 with...
Read MoreTELECOMMUNICATIONS firm, Airtel has completed payment for its Fifth Generation (5G) network license in Nigeria. The firm coughed $316.7 million for the 5G license and 4G spectrum to the Federal Government through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Yesterday, the parent company of the Nigerian subsidiary, Airtel Africa Plc, which trades its shares on the...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set for a return to the tube with a newly packaged 30 – Minute weekly television programme that will regularly x-ray the Nigerian telecommunications and information communications technology (ICT) industry and provide awareness for telecommunication consumers across the country and beyond. The weekly programme, aptly tagged Telecom Weekly,...
Read MoreBy Staff Reporter AHEAD of the new wave of competition expected in Nigeria’s telecoms space in 2023, especially with the coming of Elon Musk’s Starlink Space X, telecommunications service providers, especially the mobile network operators (MNOs) and Internet service providers (ISPs) seem to be battle ready. The entrance of Starlink into the Nigerian space...
Read MoreCOMPOSITE electronic commerce firm, Konga, has formally unveiled the first batch of winners for its all-expense paid Knowledge Weekend programme with the Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh. They are Mrs. Molayo Jebutu and Joshua Emmanuel, both of whom are frequent and loyal shoppers of Konga. Consequently, both winners will be among the lucky...
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