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In the continuation of our Top 20 CEO's Exclusive Interview series our guest is The Chief Technology Officer of Digital Encode, Dr Seyi Akindeinde, spoke about the menace of cryptoCurrency and ways to control it. Excerpts.     CryptoCurrency fraud is on the increase. Why is this so? Anything new...

  Engr. Biodun Omoniyi. GCEO, VDT Comms. In continuation of our TOP 20 CEO's exclusive Interview series we bring to you the Group Managing Director of one of the big Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Engr Abiodun Omoniyi, he shares his thought about the state of the industry. Excerpt.     Research...

The organiser of the annual Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum and ADA have announced the speakers and date of the 2022 edition of the events. The organiser informed that the events will attract the best industry CEOs and will hold concurrently with the annual Africa Digital Awards (ADA). Due to...

Engr Ike Namani, President of Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), in this interview shared his thoughts on the high value of telecommunications and the new technology 5G.   The 5G licensing process has been completed. What’s your take? There was so much ill-informed messages being put out. That...

  Barely a week  before the deadline set by the NCC for the payment of the spectrum fees by the winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction, the Federal Government has officially handed over the spectrum allocation for Fifth Generation (5G) deployment in the country to the Nigerian Communications Commission. Minister...

As stakeholders in Nigeria commemorate 20 years of telecoms revolution in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clearly identified key initiatives being implemented to consolidate the growth and gains of the telecom sector. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, listed the digital frontiers while delivering a...

Last Saturday, we had an outage that left our customers without a connection for several hours. On behalf of the entire MTN team, I want to start with a heartfelt apology. We are truly sorry for the disruption this caused for so many in our MTN family. We know that...

MTN Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Adekunle Awobodu as our new Chief Financial Officer for Digital and Fintech. Kunle is a seasoned business and finance professional who has spent most of his career at MTN, including serving as CFO for MTN Nigeria and for the MTN Irancell...

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has highlighted the various regulatory measures of the Commission toward deepening the adoption of e-Government and other Internet-driven services in the country. Prof. Umar Danbatta. EVC/CEO, NCC The EVC listed the measures in a presentation...

Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Office (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that real value can only be driven from data when it is gathered completely and accurately, connected to other relevant data, and done in a timely manner. He stated this...