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), which holds in Lagos from August 22-24, 2023, at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed: “Harnessing Indigenous Content for […]
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The Federal Government has sacked the Advertising Standard Panel (ASP) for approving the trending ‘All Eyes on The Judiciary’ billboards. The Director-General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, confirmed the dissolution of the panel in a statement on Tuesday, 15th August 2023. The sacking of the board followed the position […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said Nigerians and other telecommunication consumers within Nigeria spent N3.33tn on calls, data, SMS, and other telecom services in 2022, . This is as telcos made N3.33tn in total revenue for the year. The NCC disclosed this in its newly released ‘2022 Subscriber/Network Data Annual Report.’ According to the […]
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Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has pledged his readiness to break the vicious cycle of overreliance on borrowing for public spending, and the resulting burden of debt servicing it places on the management of Nigeria’s limited revenues. Tinubu spoke yesterday at State House, Abuja, while inaugurating the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. He […]
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Leading Nigerian independent energy company, Seplat Energy Plc, listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, has within a year experienced a 10.2 per cent gas revenue, reaching $63.7 million in 6M 2023 (compared to $57.8 million in 6M 2022). This growth is attributed to increased realised gas prices and a […]
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Leading African financial institution, Access Bank Plc, has announced its plan to reward customers N135 million in cash prizes to over 800 lucky customers in its season15 DiamondXtra product campaign. The bank also disclosed that in 15 years it had rewarded over 26,000 customers customers with N 6.38 billion. The bank also emphasized that its […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned traders and other stakeholders about the negative consequences of selling and purchasing phones and telecommunications gadgets that are not type approved by the Commission. The certification of telecom devices used in the telecom sector is one of the mandates of the NCC as enshrined in the Nigerian Communications […]
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As part of the arrangements preceding the deployment of the Modular Floating Dock, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), said it has taken over areas leased to it by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Continental Shipyard for the operations of the dockyard. The areas include the Dolphin Jetty, the waterfront of […]
Read More The apex regulatory authority of the telecommunications sector in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has acknowledged that one of the two successful companies that won the 5G license during the globally-acclaimed transparent 5G Auction conducted by the Commission on December 13, 2021, has unveiled the services in the country. Expressing its acknowledgement through a […]
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has commended the author of the book on ‘Cyber Politics’, Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, for its uncommon industry, literary efforts, and activism in trying to make the society better through shared knowledge. The public presentation of the book: “Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social […]
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For a start, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Dasuki Arabi have penned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work towards accelerating the digitisation reform process in government. Speaking at the event, which took place at the […]
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Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has advised businesses to adjust to the potentials of disruptive technologies which have been adopted across the globe for enhanced productivity and sustainability. He told industry leaders and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovators, who gathered at the 2023 edition of the […]
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