Nigeria Telecoms Archives — Page 2 of 6

October 11, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta: NCC’s Regulatory Instruments Set To Facilitate 5G Deployment, Tackle Insecurity

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has declared that three of the Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling security and insurgency;...

October 8, 2021 No Responses

MTN Nigeria Secures Approval For N89.9b Bond

By ebosele@hotmail.com — MTN Nigerian Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) has obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch Series II 10-Year Fixed Rate Bond. A notice issued by Uto Ukpanah, MTN Ni...

October 5, 2021 No Responses

Airtel Africa To Buyout Nigerian Minority Shareholding

Airtel Africa has announced that its subsidiary, Airtel Networks Ltd., (Airtel Nigeria) has initiated a process to buy back 8.27 percent minority shareholdings at N55.81 per share. In a statement on Monday, the Group Company Secretary, Mr Simon O’Hara, ex...

October 1, 2021 No Responses

NIN-SIM Integration: NCC Sensitizes Telecom Consumers On October 31 Deadline

The management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reminded telecoms consumers to link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) before the expiration of the deadline of October 31, 2021 set by the Fe...

September 29, 2021 No Responses

Advancing Internet Connectivity, Safety

Ongoing growth in information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been a success story in Nigeria and other locations, especially within the African Continent. According to experts, one of the significant achievements of ICT is the robust development of...

September 29, 2021 No Responses

Active Mobile Subscription In Nigeria Hits 189m In August

Active mobile telephone subscription in Nigeria is 189 million as at August 2021. According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the breakdown of the statistics indicates that active mobile subscriptions across the networks of MTN, GLobacom, Ai...

September 29, 2021 No Responses

Kaduna Shuts Down Telecom Services

As part of measures to check the influx of bandits from Zamfara and Katsina States, the Kaduna State Government has directed the shutdown of telecommunications services Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who re-echoe...

September 24, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria To Deploy 5G Network In 2022

The Five Generation (5G) network will be deployed in Nigeria in January 2022, and will aid surveillance against vandalism of public assets, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, has said The minister disclo...

September 22, 2021 No Responses

NCC Task Stakeholders On Digital Economy

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the digital economy has the potentials and offers opportunities for diversification from the oil and gas economy to put Nigeria on the global map of digitally prosperous nations of the world. Prof. Umar D...

September 17, 2021 No Responses

NCC Seeks Digital Upskilling Of Females

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) , Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, on Thursday called for the upskilling of females as it is critical to removing social and economic barriers. Danbatta, who spoke at the Women Entrep...

September 14, 2021 No Responses

Minister Tasks NCC On 5G Speedy Implementation

Following approval of the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in Nigeria by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, the Hon. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has urged the Niger...

September 12, 2021 No Responses

Minister Explains NCC’s Five-Year Strategic Vision

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has launched the strategic vision plan (SVP) 2021-2025 of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Speaking at the ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja, Pantami explained that the main functio...

September 11, 2021 No Responses

Minister To NCC: Commence Immediate Implementation Of 5G Plan

The Federal Government has approved the deployment of the Fifth Generation Network, otherwise called 5G in Nigeria. The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) announced the approval after the Fede...

September 11, 2021 No Responses

5G: Enugu Govt Lauds FG

The Enugu State Government on Friday lauded the Federal Government for launching Nigerians into the super digital highway to promote the digital space and economy in general. Mr Elvis Obi-Nwankwo, Special Assistant to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on ICT and Innovat...