Virtual Conference

With the view to commencing cost-based study to determine new rates, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to review the pricing regime for mobile international termination rate (ITR) for inbound international voice calls in the country.The ITR is the rate paid to local operators by international operators to terminate...

Businesses have been tasked on the need to embrace data protection practices as the policy would become a law once the Data Protection Bill 2020 is passed. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) made this call recently at a virtual workshop organised for Data Protection Officers (DPOs) of various...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the telecom service providers have agreed to resolve unsatisfactory consumers’ complaints by bringing in senior-level customer relations officers to support their complaints management teams. The service providers, however, promised to ensure that complaints would be resolved in both the “letter and spirit of the...

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has advocated the need for all stakeholders to join hands with the Ministry and its agencies in their quest to promote the development of indigenous digital solutions in Nigeria. Pantami made the call during the presentation of N3 million...

Despite the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria’s telecommunications and information services sectors remain the enablers of growth, with N2.3 trillion or 14.30 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contribution in the second quarter of 2020. Data shows that the contribution of the sector translates to N2.272 trillion, up from...