Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) FBCS, FNCS, FIIM, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, wishes to convey the approval of the Federal Government to extend the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to March 31, 2022. The Federal Government has been praised […]
Year: 2021
Due to its large agent network, African telecom operator MTN expects to breathe new life into Nigeria’s digital and mobile banking sector, according to Global Finance- the global news and insight for corporate financial professionals, has acquired a license to offer bank payment services, like its rival Airtel. Before they […]
Africa most celebrated ICT journalist and President of the Center for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), Dr Bayero Agabi has hailed 2021 as the year the Information and Communications Technology industry witnessed many first for individuals and corporate organisations. Speaking for himself, he said he personally experienced another first […]
Three drug traffickers dressed in security agency clothes were apprehended with over 427 kilograms of illicit substances in Borno state and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, by agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. While Yakubu Kotri, posing as a military officer, was apprehended on Wednesday, December 29th […]
The necessity for innovation and creativity to improve the nation’s education vision was re-emphasized today at the state Polytechnic in Hadejia, Jigawa State, by Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA. “It is important to seek to explore the benefits of innovations and creativity in […]
. Intercepts Heroin At Airport; Arrests Young Lady Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine Concealed In Cooked Food For Boyfriend In Agency’s Custody Desperate bids by drug cartels to push out millions of illicit drug tablets across Lagos and other parts of the country for the festive season have been frustrated by […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has partnered West Africa ENRG, an environmental services company, for a thorough cleanup of heaps of refuse in black spots along the Lagos Badagry expressway, stretching 19 kilometres, from Mile 2 to Iyana Iba. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who disclosed […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Christian community under the aegis of the NCC Christian Fellowship (NCCCF) recently organised its annual End of Year Thanksgiving and Christmas Carol to thank God for a successful and prosperous year, and to seek divine guidance for the year 2022. The event, which took place […]
…As NCC Shares Regulatory Experience Faith in the operational excellence and regulatory efficiency that have become the marks of Africa’s foremost regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was demonstrated recently when a delegation from the Congo-Brazzaville Telecommunications Regulations Authority (CTRA) visited the NCC on a benchmarking tour. The delegation from […]
MTN Nigeria has developed an app, my MTN NG to allow its subscribers send and receive during the Christmas yuletide as part of efforts to keep giving and rewarding customers. MTN customers can refer any MTN subscriber of their choice, using the new myMTN NG app or dialing *135#, to […]