Information Technology Archives — City Business News

January 15, 2025 No Responses

Disconnect Zenith Bank, Fidelity, FCMB, Others, NCC Directs Telcos

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications companies (telcos) to disconnect the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) codes assigned to nine banks due to unpaid debts.In a statement issued by Reuben Muoka, NCC Director of Public Affairs, the commission...

November 11, 2024 No Responses

Gwandu Tasks African Countries 600MHz Mobile Spectrum Allocations

Dr. Bashir Gwandu, former Acting Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and former EVC/CEO, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has urged African countries to unite and work together to secure...

October 28, 2024 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Unveils AI, Digital Skills Training For Lagos Schools

Ecobank Nigeria has partnered with Opolo Global to deliver training and empowerment to schools in Lagos as part of its annual Ecobank Day activities.This flagship social initiative, spearheaded by the Ecobank Foundation, encourages employees to give back to th...

October 24, 2024 No Responses

Microsoft Harps On AI As New Report Highlights 600m Cyber Attacks Per Day

Commercial Solutions Area Director and CTO at Microsoft South Africa, Colin Baumgart, has identified Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a pivotal ally in the fight against cybercrime.Baumgart explained that AI’s ability to analyse vast amounts of data at li...

November 15, 2023 2 Responses

At City Business News Summit, Maida Applauds Project Train 3M On ICT Skills

The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has applauded the proposal by the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to enlist and train three million Nigerians over a perio...

August 15, 2023 No Responses

NCC Showcases Indigenous Telecom Achievements At NTICE 2023 Expo

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023), ...

June 13, 2023 No Responses

Danbatta Bags APPON Award, Assures of Broadband Support for e-Procurement

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 A...

June 12, 2023 No Responses

At NDSF 2023, Stakeholders Restate Importance Of 5G Services

Stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry have restated the value of the Fifth Generation (5G) services, especially on the positive use of the internet to ease connectivity.They also noted that 5G technology has enhanced capab...

June 9, 2023 No Responses

Telecom Sector Contributes N2.508Tri To Nigeria’s GDP

The telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has, in the first quarter 2023, delivered a handsome N2.508 trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent. F...

May 9, 2023 No Responses

Airtel Pays NCC N58.7b For Spectrum License Renewal

Airtel Nigeria, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa has paid N58.7 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to renew its 2×10 MHz 2100 MHz spectrum license. A statement to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) signed by Company Secretary Simon O’Hara...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA, NCC Partner On Submarine Cable Regulation

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have agreed to work closely in developing a regulatory framework to provide operational guidelines for Submarine Cable and Pipeline Operators in Niger...

February 11, 2023 No Responses

JDI Unveils Tech Voluntary Blood Donor Community, Onyema Lauds Initiative

A nonprofit organisation, Jela’s Development Initiatives, JDI, has officially launched a software application, J Blood Match, to address the shortfall in unpaid blood donation in Nigeria. J Blood Match app, which seamlessly connects unpaid blood dono...

December 7, 2022 No Responses

NCC: TikTok Challenge Used To Circulate Information-Stealing Malware

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned about the potential harm of taking part in the Invisible Challenge on short-form video hosting service, TokTok, revealing that it exposes devices to ...

May 9, 2022 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Proposes Full Digital Capital Market

As part of measures to fully digitalise operations of the Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing some guidelines that will enable investors virtually do everything they need to do on their internet-enabled appliances...