Nigeria Economy

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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. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed […]

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NCC Gets Presidency’s Commendation Over Regulatory Strides

The Federal Government has commended the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission for the remarkable strides of the agency that has earned spectacular international reputation for Nigeria and placed the telecom regulator in the forefront of the nation’s quest for forward looking national economic growth. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. William […]

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NCC-CSIRT Flags ‘HiddenAds’ Malware that Jeopardizes Users’ Privacy

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has flagged a new malware, HiddenAds, which has infiltrated Google Play Store that can impact device performance and jeopardize users’ privacy. In its advisory of August 8, 2022, NCC-CSIRT classified the virus, first identified by the McAfee Mobile Research Team, as high in probability and […]

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LIRS Partners Deloitte To Boost Transparency In Tax Administration With Whistle-Blower Initiative

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has said its Whistle-Blower Initiative will deepen transparency, and accountability and uphold a high standard in the administration of the tax system in the state. The Executive Chairman of the LIRS, Ayodele Subair, at the official launching of the initiative in Lagos on Friday, said the platform was […]

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World Photography Day: Ecobank Nigeria To Host Photography, Art, Design Exhibition

Ecobank Nigeria has concluded plans to host a Photography, Arts and Design Exhibition (PADE) as part of activities to commemorate this year’s World Photography Day. Usually celebrated on August 19, the World Photography Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science, and history of photography. Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Ecobank Nigeria, […]

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Olubadan Backs Clamour for Telecom Infrastructure Protection

The advocacy for telecom infrastructure protection across the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has received royal blessings and support of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, who has urged every citizen in Nigerian to take responsibility for the protection of telecom facilities for mutual benefit of all. The monarch, who spoke through […]

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First Set of 100 Customers Win N50,000 Each In Ecobank Super Rewards Season 3

Ecobank Nigeria has announced the names of 100 customers who are the first set of lucky winners in the super Rewards season 3 campaign monthly draw with N50,000 cash prize each. The Super Rewards Campaign is a customer-focused initiative designed by Ecobank Nigeria to reward customers’ loyalty. The Season 3 will reward a total of […]

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Stakeholders Blame CBN, As OPS Clamour More Support For Private Sector Financing

The Organised Private Sector (OPS), stakeholders have blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria over what it described as lack of transparency in the ways the apex banking regulator had handled many of its intervention funds to the real sector of the economy. According to them, the hundreds  of billions of Naira the CBN claimed to […]

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At a Roundtable With Universities VCs, NCC Restates Commitment to Fund Researches

Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, has restated the commitment of the Commission to commit more funds to research and prototypes resulting from grants from the Commission to the academia. This is coming at the backdrop of the recent revelation that the Commission has committed more than N500 […]

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Dangote Bags Nigerien National Honour over Foundation’s Health Intervention, As Foundation, Bill Gates Foundations Sign MOU on Immunization of Nigeriens

President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has been conferred with the Commander of the Order of Merit of Niger award by the President of the Republic of Niger, His Excellency Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey. According to the certificate of conferment presented to Dangote in Niamey, the nation’s capital, the award was in appreciation […]

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Pantami Reaffirms FG’s Commitment to Indigenous Telecom Content; Danbatta Lauds Efforts

Minister of the Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has reaffirmed Federal Government’s determination to reverse the trend of importation of all types of telecommunications products, especially where production in Nigeria is possible. Pantami, who spoke at the first Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE), 2022 held at the Landmark Centre in Lagos, […]

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INEC Hits New High of Voters Registration, North-West, South-West Lead New 96.2m Total Number, Youths Lead With 71%, Women Outnumber Men

The total number of registered voters in Nigeria may have risen from 84 million to 96.2 million, The PUNCH has learnt. This is according to the latest voter statistics released by the Independent National Electoral Commission which states that 12.2 million voters registered in the Continuous voter registration that ended on Sunday. According to INEC, […]

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