Telecommunication

In demonstration of its responsiveness to global trends and the dynamics in the Information and Communications Technology ecosystem, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated the process for the review of existing licensing structure in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. An important step towards achieving this was taken recently by the Executive Vice...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pledged to continually maintain high ethical standards in all its regulatory activities consistent with the Federal Government’s efforts to entrench the culture of accountability and transparency in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive...

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, and Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa will attend the 2020 edition of the Nigeria ICT Impact Forum (NIICF). These personalities will join other confirmed high-profile speakers for the event...

The data protection industry in the country would improve the economy by creating 500,000 jobs in the next few years. The Chief Executive Officer of DSPL, a licensed data protection compliance organisation (DPCO) in Nigeria, Tunde Balogun made the projection recently. Balogun disclosed that the industry which sprang up last...

In this exclusive interview with one of the TOP 20 CEO's this decade, Dr Abimbola Alale, MD/CEO, NIGCOMSAT shared her thoughts on ways to improve the broadband penetration and her priority in driving the digital transformation. Excerpts.   Congratulations on your 2nd term as MD/CE, can you give us an...

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...

…Restates commitment to partner telecom consumer rights advocacy groups In spite of the threat posed by COVID-19 contagion, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is thinking out of the square to demonstrate its commitment to tackle consumer-centric issues in the telecom eco-system, as it hosts the second quarter meeting of Industry Consumer Advisory Forum...

The Nigerian Communications Commission has pledged to provide an effective solution to overcome the challenges of Right of Way in the country, as it would provide resilient telecoms infrastructure to maximize the benefits of the digital transformation and for ICT service delivery.   It stated that it would collaborate with...

A new report by FBNQuest has identified the Nigerian telecommunications sector as capable of leading government’s effort to diversify the economy. According to the report, com-pared with other sectors that were hit hard by the economic outcomes of COVID-19, the sector is one of the few that recorded growth in...

...As Minister commissions 11 new IT projects. …President committed to digital economy vision, says Danbatta. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) and three other agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy have continued to implement people-oriented projects to advance the digital economy agenda...