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The Chief Executive Officer, Medallion Data Centres, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani in this interview with the Managing Editor of Business Remarks, BUKOLA OLANREWAJU addressed how Nigeria can woo attractive investments much needed for the data centres sub-sector growth and the Nigerian ICT sector at large. Can you introduce yourself and the …

MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has announced its launch of Home Broadband services to accelerate broadband penetration in alignment with the Federal Government’s plan to achieve over 70% broadband penetration by 2025. With this launch, MTN Home Broadband services will be available to millions of  Nigerian households. With over 200 million …

… Winners emerge at 2022 .NG Awards The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names and maintainers of the database of names registered in the .ng country code Top Level Domain, has again honoured private and public institutions, as well as individuals, promoting The 2022 …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has finally signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with its consultant, 3R Company Nigeria Limited, for the execution of the Revenue Assurance Solutions (RAS) to strengthen and manage the integrity of revenue generation process in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. The agreement-signing ceremony, which took …

The Nigerian Communication Commission has stated that the National Emergency Number 112 which it instituted and superintends, is the most critical infrastructure necessary for the successful implementation of the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance Systems (NEMSAS) recently launched by the Federal Ministry of Health. The NEMSAS is established as …

Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has revealed that in its forthcoming National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA), fifty-one (51) people will be confer with the professional fellowship status. Professor Adesina Sodiya, President of NCS, disclosed this on Monday during a press conference at the national headquarters of the advocacy group, in …

Following Digital Realty $500 million investment announcement, the Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Data Centres Limited (formerly Medallion Communications Limited),  Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani has said the investment is a major boost towards Nigeria’s quest for a fully digital economy in the near future. “The entrance of Digital Realty into Nigeria …

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that the Commission’s Emergency Communications Centres (ECC) have become a rallying point for the promotion of the security of lives and property of citizens. He also revealed that the ECCs, 24 of which …

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 …

Out of about 206,000 mobile malware attacks blocked by Kaspersky Solutions in the first 6 months of 2021, about 14,071 came from Nigeria. A malware is “any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server, client, or computer network.” For African countries, Nigeria trails Egypt which is responsible …