The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has named the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta as its Special Ambassador in its renewed war against narcotics and use of other dangerous substances leading to addiction in the country. Commander for Narcotics at the NDLEA …
Read More »Former NCC’s Spectrum Director, Asaju Bows Out with Accolades
After 17 years of meritorious service, former Director of Spectrum Administration Department of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Engr. Oluwatoyin Asaju, has bowed out of the regulatory body, with encomiums from management and industry experts, after turning 60. Engr. Asaju who led the team that managed the 3.5Ghz Band Auction process …
Read More »80 Million Nigerians have Broadband Access as Penetration Hits 41.61%
About 80 million Nigerians now have access to broadband services, as broadband penetration hit 41.61% as of January 2022. However, statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) revealed that broadband penetration dropped to 40.90% in February 2022 as its subscriptions reduced from 79.4 million in January 2021 to 78.1 million. …
Read More »Pantami, Danbatta, Abdullahi to Lead Dialogue as Telecoms Policy Forum Holds Thursday August 12
All is set for stakeholders in the Nigerian telecoms and ICT sector to converge and deliberate on a key indigenous content policy at the forthcoming maiden edition of Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFO-001) slated for Thursday, August 12, 2021. As the forum focuses on the recently launched National Policy for …
Read More »Adinde Becomes NCC’s Public Affairs Director, as Danbatta Reassigns 3 Others
…EVC moves to strengthen commission Barely two days after the Nigerian Commission Commission launched its Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020-2024, four directors have been reassigned to head operations of new departments at the commission. The redeployment was in line with the renewed commitment by Professor Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman …
Read More »Nigeria’s 1GB Data Price Drops by 75% Over Five Years
Mobile data prices in Nigeria have dropped by 75% over five years, ConnectAfrica has reported. This according to Research ICT Africa’s (RIA’s) 1GB Basket statistics, which show the average price of 1GB of data has dropped from $11.15 in mid-2014 to $2.78 at the end of 2019. RIA is a …
Read More »Expert kicks against FG’s move to formulate new policy for ICT sector
…. Says Govt. should rather create synergy among stakeholders The process of formulating a new policy for Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Industry has sparked revulsion from industry expert. This follows recent comment by Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Ali Pantami in a meeting with the Nigerian Communications Commission …
Read More »OTT Services: Telcos calls for collaboration.
Telecommunications operators in the industry have requested for collaboration with the Over- the- Top (OTT) service models to address the digital transformation in today’s fast paced age. According to the President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr Olusola Teniola, the partnership of both the Telcos and …
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