Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano, is to adopt the newly introduced e-naira for the payment of tuition in the higher institution. Shortly after accepting the initiative, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Musa Tukur Yakasai, assured that he will implement the policy after consultation with the state government. …
Read More »DMO Places Nigeria-China Debt at $2.02 Billion in Six Years
…As $719.61m used to service Chinese loans since inception in 2015 The Buhari’s administration has borrowed $2.02bn as loans from China from 2015, data obtained from the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday showed. According to the statistics obtained from the DMO, Nigeria’s total debt from China as of June …
Read More »NCC Boss, Danbatta to Deliver The Bullion Lecture 2021
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, is the distinguished personality to deliver the 2021 edition of The Bullion Lecture. Danbatta will speak on the theme: ‘Telecoms, Digital Banking and Nigeria’s Economic Development.’ at the annual Lecture scheduled to hold by 10 a.m. on Thursday, …
Read More »Lagos, Kano Top List as Internet subscribers Grew to 151 million in Q3 2020
…Three Northern States Shows Prospect for Growth Lagos and Kano states have emerged states with the highest number of subscribers of active internet subscribers per state in the country. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the number of Internet subscribers in the country grew to 151.51 million subscribers in …
Read More »9Mobile Regains Subscribers Confidence, Deploys 4GLTE in Kano
In an effort to reposition itself while guaranteeing best-in-class experience for its customers, 9mobile has deployed 4GLTE service in Kano. This is inline with the telecommunications company’s plan to cover the entire country within the next five years. It is to be recall, Business Remarks reported that 9mobile plans to …
Read More »Quality of telecom services threatened as Lagos, others hike RoW charges
…..States’ action against FG Broadband Plan – ALTON Fourteen states, among them Lagos, Nigeria’s commerce capital, have hiked the cost of right of way (RoW) for telecommunication infrastructure, making it difficult for telecommunication services providers to provide pervasive telecom services infrastructure and offer such services at reduced cost as is …
Read More »NCC urge telcos to unlock new services
….as it sets to host African telecoms regulators conference Prof Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has urged mobile operators to unlock new services, sources of value generation and revenue streams in their operations. Danbatta, said it was necessary to innovate on how to access segments of …
Read More »Online purchases: Proposed FIRS 5% VAT to kill cashless policy, e-commerce
……..Nigerians react Nigerians has taken to their social media pages to express their dissatisfaction on the proposed 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) set to be introduced by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on every online transactions in 2020. This was as a result of the announcement made by FIRS …
Read More »Lagos leads voice, internet subscription list in Q2 2018
Lagos State has emerged the state with the highest number of subscribers of active voice per state in the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics report for the second quarter of 2018. According to the report, Lagos State has a total number of 14, 322, 982 of Global System for Mobile Communications, …
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