Nigeria’s broadband usage has continued on the rise, moving up from 40.9% in February 2022 to 44.5% in July 2022, a figure considered hopeful for achieving the national broadband target of 70% in 2025. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who disclosed this yesterday at the […]
Month: August 2022
The Federal Government has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission’s leadership for the agency’s remarkable strides, which have earned Nigeria a spectacular international reputation and placed the telecom regulator at the forefront of the nation’s quest for forward-thinking national economic growth. Dr. William Alo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Digital […]
…Empowers Nigerians Across 33 States And The FCT The leading technology company is expanding broadband services to millions of homes across Nigeria. On Friday, 5 August, MTN Nigeria officially concluded the 2022 Y’ello Care campaign at a closing ceremony held at the company’s Falomo, Ikoyi head office. Present at the […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has flagged a new malware, HiddenAds, which has infiltrated Google Play Store that can impact device performance and jeopardize users’ privacy. In its advisory of August 8, 2022, NCC-CSIRT classified the virus, first identified by the McAfee Mobile Research Team, […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has received the royal blessings and support of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, who has urged every citizen in Nigeria to take responsibility for the protection of telecom facilities for the mutual benefit of all. The monarch, speaking through the Ayingun Olubadan of […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), which is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, is inviting interested Nigerians to apply for its much-anticipated software development training program (NITDA Developers Group, NDG). The project, which would be carried out through NITDA’s subsidiary, the National Center for […]
The Bank’s Firstmonie Agents Play A Critical Role In Promoting Financial Inclusion In The Country The Bank Currently Has Over 180,000 Firstmonie Agents Spread Across 772 Local Government Areas In Nigeria Since 2020, Firstbank Has Economically Empowered Thousands Of Its Firstmonie Agents With Over 100 Billion Naira Credit Facility First […]
In view of the fact that Lagos State has continued to maintain itself as a viable community with the strongest unicorn of innovation in the Nation, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has reiterated the Agency’s commitment towards giving the ecosystem the needed support to […]
Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, has restated the commitment of the Commission to commit more funds to research and prototypes resulting from grants from the Commission to academia. This is coming at the backdrop of the recent revelation that the Commission has […]
The leading technology company is expanding broadband services to millions of homes across Nigeria. MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has announced its launch of Home Broadband services to accelerate broadband penetration in alignment with the Federal Government’s plan to achieve over 70% broadband penetration by 2025. With this launch, MTN Home […]