L–R: Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, receives the WSIS 2025 Prize (Category C3: Access to Information and Knowledge) from the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Doreen Bogdan-Martin, following the selection of the Commission’s Digital Awareness Programme (DAP) as winner of the […]
Year: 2025
By Peace Timi Let’s be honest, cheating has destroyed a lot of relationships, but autocorrect? Autocorrect has finished more love stories than heartbreak, long distance, and bad network combined. Picture this: You’re trying to text your babe, “Goodnight my love” but it ends up as “Goodnight my lose.” Before […]
One year after taking the throne, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the Olubadan of Ibadan land, passed away at the age of 90. He left behind a legacy of harmony, peace, and cultural preservation in Ibadan land when he passed away at his palace early on Monday, July 7, 2025. On July 5, 2025, […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined MultiChoice Nigeria a devastating ₦766,242,500 (≈$501,000) for serious violations of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), causing the company to face a series of financial and regulatory difficulties. According to the NDPC, an inquiry that was started in Q2 2024 discovered that […]
L-R: Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida; Jarman Kano, Amb. Ahmed Umar; Hon. Minister, Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani; Deputy Governor, Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam and Hon. Minister, Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, during the commissioning of NCC’s Digital Industrial Park in Kano State on Tuesday (July 2, […]
MTN Nigeria has officially commissioned a Tier-3 data centre in Lagos, a $150 million investment completed over three years. The facility, named the Dabengwa Data Centre, is expected to significantly accelerate Nigeria’s digital transformation and contribute to the country’s ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy. The commissioning event was […]
A recent visit to a primary school in Kano by a representative of Save the Children has brought renewed attention to the alarming state of education and child welfare in Nigeria, particularly among young girls. The organisation is calling for stronger collaboration between government, civil society, and the private sector […]
L – R; Barrister Rimini Makama, Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Mgt, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC; Engr. Abba Abubakar, Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency, REA; Dr Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC; Engr. Abdullahi Umar, Executive Director Technical Services, REA, during the Inauguration of the NCC-REA Collaboration Committee recently (on the 27th June […]
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has announced a temporary disruption to SIM-related services across all mobile networks in the country. This service interruption stems from a recent directive issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), requiring mobile network operators (MNOs) to migrate to a newly […]
In a fierce battle to wrestle power from the the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC ), The African Democratic Congress ( ADC ) has been adopted by a coalition opposition forces as their platform to challenge the the current president Bola Ahmed Tinubu s second term bid in […]