By Uwa Suleiman The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has disclosed that an Emergency Communications Centre (ECC) has been approved by the Federal Government for Zamfara State to support the fight against insecurity in the state. The Minister made the disclosure today, Wednesday […]
Month: July 2021
The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been drawn to an online media report alleging that mobile telephony subscriptions in Nigeria somehow grew by 3,000,000 new subscribers in the first quarter of 2021, despite the suspension on the registration of new subscribers which took effect from December 9, […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), under the leadership of its Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has been commended for his great initiative in building Information and Communication Technology (ICT) parks across the six-geo political zones of the country. The latest commendation came from the […]
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC),the National Chapter of Transparency International (TI) in Nigeria received the news of the unlawful suspension of the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman, Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, by the State House of Assembly on a baseless allegation backed by an unconstitutional process. Coming […]
In line with its vision at improving connectivity in the telecommunication sector in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission has provided new guidelines on co-location and infrastructure sharing. This, accordingly, would informed would ensure unwarranted replication of infrastructure is drastically reduced if not completely avoidable. NCC in latest guidelines on co-location […]
. Intercepts Drugs Going To US, Australia; Seizes 410kg Opioids In Plateau, Kwara Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has exceeded its N36 billion projected revenue from spectrum license fees for 2021, having recorded over N150 billion from this revenue source within the five months of the year. In a press release on Sunday,5th July, 2021 signed by NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr. […]
The Chief Web Advocate at the World Wide Web Foundation, Nnenna Nwakanma, has advised Nigerians especially the youths to focus on creating valuable contents they will not regret in 20 to 50 years, whenever they are online. This she said as part of the special address to the 2021 Nigeria […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, have rejoiced with Alhaji Aminu Ado Beyero on his coronation as the 15th Emir of Kano. Prof Danbatta, who hails from Danbatta Local Government […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, this week, joined global thought leaders in Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) at the on-going 2021 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Danbatta, also attended other sessions at the week long event which commences on […]