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Over 1,500 COVID-19-related calls were received and processed through the Commission's Emergency Communications Centres (ECCs) at the peak of the pandemic in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta disclosed this recently. The EVC made this disclosure during the commissioning of the ECC in...

The general public has been alerted over the increasing incidents of fraud across various platforms, especially on social media networks. In line with its functions and objectives under the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, to promote and protect the interests of telecom consumers, the Nigerian Communications Commission has warned the...

Most of the best Nigerian CEO in the information and communications sub-sector will gather at the 2020 edition of the ICT Impact CEO Forum scheduled to hold November 27 at the Prestigious Oriental Hotel, Lekki. Organised by the leading ICT publication in Nigeria, ICT Watch Magazine the event will attract...

On the 1st of October, 2020, Nigeria will be celebrating its Diamond Jubilee as it turns 60 years. It is a day that reminds every citizen about the dawn of the nation we call our country, a diverse nation with resilient and hardworking people. Nigerians have gone far and wide,...

Dr. Obadare Peter Adewale, a seasoned cybersecurity thought leader, has been appointed as the Chairman, Advisory Board of Cybersafe Foundation. The non-governmental organization is on a mission to facilitate pockets of change that will ensure a safer internet for everyone with digital access and resident in Nigeria. In this role,...

Alliance for Affordable Internet, A4AI, a global group advocating for cheaper internet, has challenged governments of member countries, which include Nigeria, to reduce taxes and duties on mobile phones. This, it said, has become necessary to make phones affordable to many people, adding that phones are no longer luxury. The...

The Nigerian Communications Commission has reiterated that the Digital Solution Hackathon for COVID-19 sponsored by the Commission would address the impact of the pandemic now and in the future.“The Hackathon is expected to throw up innovative and adaptable solutions that will address the present and future impacts of pandemics and...

Rack Centre, the leading carrier neutral data centre operator in West Africa, has announced an expansion programme that will increase capacity to a total net lettable white space of 6000 square metres and allow for 13MW of  IT power capacity in its Lagos campus. This will be in addition to...

The Director General, National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has described African Continent as centre with great potentials especially in the development and domestication of digital innovation. He said this during the annual Digital Africa Conference held this week with the theme “Africa’s Post-Pandemic High Tech World.” The...

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has received a Distinguished Award from the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). The Award was presented to the EVC in his office in Abuja yesterday (Wednesday, August 19, 2020) by ATCON President, Olusola Teniola in...