By Adeyemi Adepetun THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has informed telecoms consumers, whose Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are barred from making calls, that affected SIMs will not be unbarred by the service providers until they are linked with the National Identification Numbers (NINs) of the SIM holders. This information has become...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THE Federal Government has expressed its readiness to develop digital policies that will attract more foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the technology sector, cum Nigeria. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, stated this at the launch of MDXi Lekki II Data Centre by MainOne in Lagos last...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THE Federal Government has charted path to successful Fifth-Generation (5G) deployment in Nigeria. To the government, for 5G technology to be effective and efficient in the country, three key stakeholders, including policymakers, national regulatory authorities, and network operators, would be very strategic. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami,...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THE Federal Government has ordered telecoms operators to bar outgoing calls on all unlinked Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) cards in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isah Pantami gave the directive on Monday. Recall that the deadline handed Nigerians to link their National Identification Number (NIN)...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun EXCEPT for the speedy intervention of the Presidency, some 45 million Nigerians may suffer telecoms blackout in the country. Telecommunications operators issued this warning on Monday and have called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo to intervene in the matter. The operators under the aegis of the...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) vast experience as a long-standing member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has served as a booster to the Commission in its effective implementation of government policies, and in stimulating regulatory initiatives focused on advancing Nigeria’s digital transformation, the NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun OVER two million Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM) cards were activated in the first month of 2022 and were shared by the mobile network operators (MNOs). Latest statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) showed that the quartet of MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9mobile shared 2,024,509 subscribers in January 2022. The...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THE Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has called for the need to entrench transparency, laws, and regulations in social media usage to ensure a safer digital space, devoid of illegalities and promoters of fake new The minister, who was represented by the Director-General, National Information...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THE National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has explained its issues with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that the leadership of ASUU had accused NITDA of “peddling lies” over the status of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS). NITDA disclosed its position in a statement,...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun FOR effective and efficient handling of emergency call through the Emergency Communication Centres (ECC), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on the deployment of Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) solution. This bolstering of the capacity of emergency response agencies is coming on the heels of Commission’s recent activation of the...
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