Telecom

The Federal Government has said telecommunications and digital economy sector would remain central to the future growth and prosperity of the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami who disclosed this, said the sector generated over N1 trillion to the Government coffers between 2019 and 2021. …

Commercial Fifth Generation (5G) network deployment is now in 176 countries around the globe, serving more than 500 million subscribers. This was disclosed at the12th yearly Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) held in Dubai recently. Huawei’s Rotating Chairman Ken Hu, who disclosed this at the forum, stressed the need for …

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) plan for Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in the country continues to gather momentum with the Commission confirming that its readiness to begin full implementation is at 97 per cent. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, re-affirmed the status of the …

MTN Nigeria has extended the registration deadline for the 2021 mPulse Spelling Bee to October 24, 2021, to enable more young Nigerians to benefit from the competition on the mPulse website. Explaining the decision to extend the registration deadline, Idowu Adesokan, the acting general manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN Nigeria, stated, “We took …

In this piece, BUKOLA OLANREWAJU reviews steps taken by FG for the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network for Nigeria’s digital economy growth. As the digital economy is globally expanding at a very fast pace and has transitioned from being a luxury to an absolute necessity, 5G has been …

Restating its commitment to customers satisfaction and excellent service, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Olutokun Toriola has again apologized and announced compensation for its subscribers to make up for the network disruptions experienced last Saturday. Toriola, however, noted that new measures were being implemented to mitigate a repeat …

Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank that provides financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe, has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $3.1m [N1.3 Billion ] from an all-Nigerian group of investors including Leadway Assurance, Trium Networks and a number of Nigerian HNIs. This follows a previous …

To mark this year’s World Mental Health Day, Nigeria’s caring telecommunication brand, 9mobile, recently held the 3rd edition of its Health Talk Series, focusing on the theme “Managing Stress to Increase Productivity”. According to the telecoms company, the session is in furtherance of its efforts to continue to raise awareness …

Consistent with fulfilling its objectives and mandate, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has highlighted the various regulatory measures of the Commission toward deepening the adoption of e-Government and other Internet-driven services in the country. The EVC listed the measures in …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tagged the report that the Commission is developing a regulation to disqualify Nigerians below 18 years of age from getting Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) as misleading and misinformation. The commission made this known in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Dr …