The Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in Nigeria, Sir Joseph Ari has said during the unveiling of the first made in Nigeria mobile smartphones that the ITF mobile phone is 100 percent comparable in quality to any other brand of Android Phone in the world. The DG also …
Read More »Elon Musk’s SpaceX Seeks NCC to Launch Satellite-Based Broadband Services in Nigeria
…As NCC Balance Competition with Disruptive Technologies for Sustainable Telecoms Growth In an effort to launch its high bandwidths satellite-based internet services in Nigeria, the American space company, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has visited the Nigerian telecommunications regulator, NCC. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasised that in light of …
Read More »Crime: NCC Enlightens Telecom Consumers on NIN, SIM, Phone Sharing
In an effort to enlighten telecom users, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has warned consumers not to share their phones, National Identity Number, NIN and SIM card with others since they will be held liable for any crime committed with the SIM. The Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission, …
Read More »Coca-Cola Supports Financial Inclusion of 20,000 Nigerian Women, Youths through Special Intervention Programme (SIP)
Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited in partnership with Whitefield Foundation has empowered over 20,000 individuals with business skills across the 36 states of Nigeria through the Special Intervention Program (SIP). Following the completion of the program this month, a closing ceremony was held on Monday, May 3rd. The Special Intervention Program (SIP) …
Read More »Plastic Recycling: Coca-Cola Invests $2 Million Dollars, Recycles 1.5 Bilion Bottles
Coca-Cola Nigeria says through it’s plastic recycling initiatives it is committed to the support of environmental protection and sustainability in Nigeria, in commemoration of World Earth Day. A statement on Friday said the Director, Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, Coca-Cola Nigeria, Amaka Onyemelukwe, also said through its ‘World Without Waste’ …
Read More »NCC Sensitises Telecom Consumers at 2021 Enugu International Trade Fair
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in line with its tradition of exploring avenues to engage with telecom consumers, has taken advantage of the opportunity of this year’s edition of the Enugu International Trade Fair to enlighten telecom consumers on their rights and privileges within the telecommunications sector. Addressing a large …
Read More »Diaspora Remittances Rise to $30 Million Weekly – CBN Governor
The Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said that weekly diaspora remittances rose from $5m to $30. He noted that the initiatives introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria to boost forex in the country were yielding result. Emefiele spoke during the CBN/Bankers Committee’s initiative for economic growth which …
Read More »CBN, SEC Collaborate to Regulate Cryptocurrency Market to Protect Investment
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have agreed to collaborate and conduct research with a view to finding ways of regulating the Cryptocurrency market. They said this at a virtual lecture organised by the Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN) in …
Read More »Finance Act 2020: NCC, Sister Agencies to Strengthen Collaboration with FIRS
An inter-agency committee set, up by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, to discuss areas of collaboration between the agencies of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in relation to the Finance Act 2020 has …
Read More »COVID-19 Financial Crimes: CBN Directs Banks to Tighten Security
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised all banks to update alert protocols in their Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism monitoring tools, in line with the red flags and emerging trends arising from the COVID-19 related financial crimes. It said this in a circular titled ‘Administrative letters to …
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