Montana has made history by becoming the first state in the United States to ban the popular Chinese-developed social media app TikTok. Governor Greg Gianforte, a Republican, signed a bill into law aimed at safeguarding Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party. Under the new rule, which […]
In a recent development, the police officers captured on video brutally assaulting a commercial motorcyclist in the Abule Egba area of Lagos have been identified and subsequently detained. The Lagos police commissioner informed the police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, of their arrest, who shared this information during a discussion on “Nigerian […]
In a bid to fast-track the adoption and utilize the gains of emerging technologies, the Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a National Policy on Blockchain Technology and inaugurated Implementation & Steering Committee to oversee its implementation. The policy, which was launched by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, […]
Telecom operators in Nigeria are preparing to disconnect banks from using their networks to provide Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transfer services to customers, dealing a serious blow to the struggling stability of the cashless policy implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators […]
Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was presented with the prestigious National Daily Newspaper Public Sector Personality of the Decade award. The award ceremony, known as the “National Daily Award of Excellence,” took place at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. Prince Julius […]
The Gambian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ousman Bah, praised Nigeria’s telecom regulation achievements during his visit to Abuja. Bah, accompanied by a Gambian delegation, sought to learn from Nigeria’s success and replicate it in The Gambia. The purpose was to establish an independent regulatory commission for The Gambia’s […]
Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications company, has announced that its Nigerian subsidiary, Airtel Networks Limited, has made a payment of N58.7 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to renew its 2×10 MHz and 2100 MHz spectrum licenses. The renewal, which is valid for 15 years, reflects Airtel Africa’s commitment […]
A civil society organization called Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative (ASRADI) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to file a suit seeking to halt the inauguration of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on May 29. ASRADI alleges that Tinubu lied under oath about his possession of […]
Afrobeats singer Seun Kuti has been taken into custody by the Lagos State Police following allegations of assaulting a police officer over the weekend. The confirmation of his detention came from Benjamin Hundenyin, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Command, who made a statement via his official Twitter […]
In a prestigious ceremony held in Lagos, Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was honored as the Champion Newspapers’ Most Outstanding Regulator of the Year 2002. The award recognized Danbatta’s remarkable achievements and contributions to the telecommunications industry in […]