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May 4, 2023 No Responses

Airtel Nigeria Gets New MD/CEO

Airtel Africa has announced the appointment of Carl Cruz as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria. The appointment which takes effect from 5th May 2023, will also see Mr. Cruz join the Executive Committee as the Regional...

December 14, 2022 No Responses

NCC Seeks Identification, Elimination Of Risks In Telecom Sector

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on a regulatory step to sensitize the industry about the need for proper and continuous risk identification with the view to managing such risks before they affect the health of the industry. A...

December 5, 2022 No Responses

Danbatta: Telecom Policies Enhancing Digital Access, Media, Knowledge Production

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that diligent implementation of various telecommunications policies, strategies and regulatory frameworks has continued to enhance the nation’s capacit...

December 3, 2022 No Responses

Pantami Decries Illegal Use Of Radio Frequency Spectrum

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has frowned at the activities of illegal users of frequency spectrum in the domestic economy, noting that its constitute a huge economic loss to the country. He said...

December 1, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves PPP For Satellite Internet Broadband

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the concession of Research and Development of Satellite Internet Broadband Project to ensure uninterrupted and high-speed fixed broadband internet penetration in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement s...

October 21, 2022 No Responses

Broadband: Pantami Woos State Governors, Obaseki Shares Experience

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday 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...

October 4, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Re-Elected As ITU Council Member

Nigeria has been re-elected as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency that oversees global telecommunication operations. A statement signed by Reuben Muoka, NCC Director, Publ...

September 21, 2022 No Responses

NCC Deploys 84 IT Projects To Support Persons With Disabilities,

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has deployed 84 assistive Information Technology projects at different locations in Nigeria to support people with special needs while supporting policies that enable disadvantaged members of the society to liv...

September 20, 2022 No Responses

NCC To Generate N500b From 5G Spectrums Auction

The Nigerian Communication Commission(NCC) plans to generate over N500 billion as revenue for the Federal Government from the auctioning of two 5G spectrums in 2023.Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, said this at an interactive meeting on 2...

September 12, 2022 No Responses

NCC, NSCDC Strengthen Partnership To Tackle Crimes In Telecoms Sector

As part of measures to tackle criminal activities in the telecommunications industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has partnered with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). A statement issued by NCC’s Director of Publi...

August 10, 2022 No Responses

Broadband Penetration Hits 44.5% As NCC Reviews Short Code Services

Nigeria’s broadband usage has continued on the rise, moving up from 40.9 per cent in February 2022 to 44.5 per cent in July 2022, a figure considered hopeful for achieving the national broadband target of 70 per cent in 2025. ...

July 29, 2022 No Responses

FG Sets To Implement 5% Excise Duty On Telecom Services

Nigerians will soon start paying 12.5 per cent tax on telecommunications services as the Federal Government plans to implement a five per cent inclusive excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria. The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planni...

July 17, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Nigeria Appoints Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as New Human Resources Director

Airtel Nigeria, telecommunications services provider has appointed Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as Director of Human Resources and Administration. Airtel in a statement on Saturday said that in her new role, Ayo-Elias would be responsible for driving the communica...