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Telecoms investment in Nigeria now $75.6b, sector adds N10.126 trillion to GDP

by on July 6, 2023 0

 By Favour Unukaso THE Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has officially announced that the investment profile in the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6 billion as of 2021.     Danbatta disclosed this at an interactive session with stakeholders...

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Nigeria’s telecoms access gaps drop by 53%

by on June 14, 2023 0

By Inioluwa Adewale  THE number of identified areas of clusters across Nigeria without access to the telecommunications services has been reduced by 53.1 per cent as at the end of 2022.    The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed this at a telecoms industry stakeholders forum...

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Danbatta assures of broadband support for e-Procurement, bags APPON award

by on June 14, 2023 0

THE Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON) has conferred the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, with the ‘Excellent Service Delivery and Accountability Award’. The award was in recognition of Danbatta’s performance and contribution to the canons of the public procurement profession...

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Nigeria to benefit as ITU, EC plan $3.3m on bridging global Internet gap

by on April 28, 2023 0

  By Tola Adedamola NIGERIA is expected to benefit from a new project partnership between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Commission (EC), targeted at promoting Internet services and skills for everyone worldwide over the next three years. The ITU-EC project, ‘Promoting and measuring universal and meaningful digital connectivity’, will leverage EUR...

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NCC moves against illegal ISPs, gives 14-day enforcement notice

by on April 5, 2023 0

    By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Internet service providers (ISPs) operating in the country without a valid license to desist from such or risk clamp down. NCC, in a notice, sighted by this platform, with the title: “To All Licenced ISP and Intending ISP Licenses,” informed the public...

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More Nigerians make calls as telephone subscriptions rise to 227m

by on March 28, 2023 0

TELECOMMUNICATION operators activated additional 953,192 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in February to push active telephone lines in the country to 227 million from 325 million connected lines since the telecoms revolution began in Nigeria. The new figure was a slight departure from the 226 million recorded in the first month of the year....

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Elon Musk’s Starlink gives Nigerians two alternative payment channels

by on February 20, 2023 0

FOR Nigerians willing to explore the Internet via Elon Musk Starlink platform, the firm has offered two alternative payment channels to order its hardware. Starlink, at the weekend, said Nigerians can use either Payday or barter, which are platforms that allow people to create virtual dollar cards and fund them with naira. Starlink is...

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NCC tasks licensees as Mafab targets 100 5G sites by February

by on January 26, 2023 0

By Staff reporter THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tasked old and new licensees on the need to deliver on their respective mandates by offering telecoms consumers the best of service. The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this known in Lagos, Thursday, when Mafab Communications formally unveils its...

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Nigeria’s active telephone lines hit 222m as telcos share 25.1m subscribers in 2022

by on January 20, 2023 0

    By 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...

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With $316.7m, Airtel completes 5G, 4G payments in Nigeria

by on January 11, 2023 0

TELECOMMUNICATIONS 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...

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