By Adeyemi Adepetun SERIOUS crises appear to be brewing in Nigeria’s $70 billion telecommunications industry over interest shown by MTN to seek additional Fifth-Generation (5G) spectrum licence. Other operators and stakeholders, yesterday in Lagos, kicked against MTN’s move, to seek additional 5G spectrum in the country. This was part of the deliberations at...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend in Lagos, received a cybersecurity promotion award at the maiden edition of Cybersecurity Merit Awards hosted by the Cybersecurity Experts Association of Nigerian (CSEAN) which enumerated several steps taken by it to promote a safer Internet. The award, which was conferred on the Commission, ahead of...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun TO bridge gaps identified in Nigeria’s fibre infrastructure rollout, the Federal Government is hoping to launch the National Dig Once Policy in the country. With December target, the FG said it was giving final touches to the proposed document. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, made the...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE coffers of the Federal Government is expected to be $547 million richer following plans by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to auction two more Fifth-Generation (5G) network licences in the country. In the Information Memorandum (IM) on 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction revealed at the weekend, which NCC used to...
Read MoreBy Staff Reporter TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators have complied with the Federal Government (FG) directive, which ordered them to revert to status quo the 10 per cent tariff hike they implemented in the last two weeks. Specifically, checks on MTN and Airtel yesterday, revealed that the telecommunications firms have complied. For instance, both operators reversed their...
Read MoreBy Staff Reporter THE Federal Government has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to reverse the 10 per cent hike in tariffs, especially on data services, which they recently implemented. In a statement, signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Reuben Muoka, the telecoms regulator said its board didn’t give final...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Pantami, in Abuja, told a gathering designed for State Governors that the potentials of broadband are so enormous that if made available for their citizens, will be the best gift for their economic emancipation. Pantami told the state governors and their representatives and...
Read MoreTHE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has explained that women’s participation is crucial in the digital economy pursuit being championed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The Head of Servicom Unit at NITDA, Mrs. Tariundu Ndoni, gave a goodwill message on behalf of the Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa at the...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso BY the end of August, telecoms operators activated 983, 174 telephone lines, which pushed active subscriptions from 208,969,445 million in July to 209,952,619 one month after. The activation of the lines ensured that the country’s teledensity also leaped by 0.52 per cent, rising from 109.47 per cent in July to 109.99...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THOUGH an increasing impact of mobile technology has been a trend in the last two decades, it has been disclosed that around 3.2 billion people, who are covered by networks are still unable to reap the benefits of connectivity, due to lack of skills, knowledge, affordability, relevant content and other factors....
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