The Nigerian government has subscribed to a free and secure Internet for Africa, which is capable of bridging the digital divide and creating innovative opportunities within the continent. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who canvassed this position at the just-concluded Africa Internet Governance Forum at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, said […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the deadline for submission of applications and entries into the 2023 Talent Hunt through Hackathon to Saturday, September 30, 2023. To this end, the deadline for application/entries into the contest, which opened on September 1, 2023, and initially closed today (September 22, 2023), has now been extended to […]
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More than two-thirds of the UN’s targets for sustainable development have benefited directly from digital technologies, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organisers of the ongoing Sustainable Development Goal Digital initiative (SDG Digital), holding at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. With digital technologies so closely […]
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The umbrella body of telecoms operators, Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), have stressed the need for the protection of telecoms infrastructure, given its critical nature in accelerating data and voice transmission from one location to another, to enhance effective communication and financial transactions across all sectors of the Nigerian economy. The telcos […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has announced a new numbering format for fixed lines for the country. The Commission said Nigeria’s Fixed-Lines Numbering Format has changed from eight digits to 10 digits by just adding the “02” prefix before the existing fixed number. According to a statement by NCC, “The Commission hereby informs the public […]
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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has pronounced the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), a worthy telecom regulator in Nigeria for its dedicated efforts in promoting awareness and knowledge of Information Communications Technologies (ICT), among the judiciary in particular, and the Nigerian public. The CJN who is the Chairman, Board of Governors […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked off activities for the third edition of its Talent Hunt Research through Hackathon as part of giving expression to its Strategic Vision Plan 2023-2025, which is to encourage the development of new technologies and indigenous content through cutting-edge research. The goal of this initiative is to stimulate sustainable […]
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The Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies (MINILS) has decorated the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, with the award of Fellowship of the Nigeria Institute of Labour (NIL) under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. At the conferment ceremony in Abuja recently, which was part of the […]
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In order to clearly differentiate the regulatory roles of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) from the Information Technology (IT) policy development and implementation roles of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the federal government has approved the review of NCC Act 2003. The decision of the federal government to distinctly differentiate the roles of […]
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The apex regulatory authority of the telecommunication sector in Nigeria, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned various telecommunication consumers on the rising trend of electronic frauds perpetuated on telecom platforms across key sectors of the Nigerian economy. The Director, Consumer Protection and Advocacy Unit, Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission, Mr. Alkasim Umar, sent […]
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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has commended the Swedish Government and Ericsson for their commitment and consistency in a strategic partnership with NCC on capacity building which has strengthened the Commission’s regulatory activities. Speaking at a workshop jointly organised by NCC […]
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The telecommunications sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased significantly to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the data reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) based on the computation by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, […]
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