On behalf of the Federal Government, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended Nigerians and Legal Residents for their support during the exercise to link National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). As of date, over 125 Million SIMs […]
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Finally, Nigerians will be able to log on to their Twitter app or browser without using VPN, following the lifting of the ban on their operation by the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari. In the words of the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Mallam […]
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 […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has shut down Globacom (GLO) base Station in Wuse 2, Abuja over a N4.7bn debt. The Diector General, Capt. Musa Shuaibu Nuhu said the shutdown will continue on a number of Glo’s Main Switch Centres (MSC) across the country until the telecom company commits […]
World’s digital infrastructure company. Equinix today announced that it is acquiring one of the west African Data Centre and Connectivity solutions provider, MainOne Cable Company. the Data Centre with presence in Nigeria, Ghana and the Ivory Coast, for the sum of $320 million. The acquisition is expected to close Q1 […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission invites the Public to note that the submission of responses in respect of the 3.5 Gigahertz Spectrum Band auction was scheduled to close on Wednesday, 24th November 2021. However, due to the challenges posed to air travels as witnessed recently and considering that it may have […]
Colocation operator Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) is pushing for larger market share in the African data centre business through the investment round in Nigeria’s Medallion Communications Limited and others on the African Continent. According to report by Thetechcapital.com, as the US’ first pure real estate investment trust, REIT will be present on three countries […]
Former Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr Eugene Juwah is dead. TECHlife media gathered that he died in Canada where he relocated to after his tenure expired. The family have not issued any statement on the cause of his demise as at the time of going […]
Not less than 180million lines are now linked with the National Identity Numbers (NIN), according to statistics by Prof Umar Danbatta, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Professor Umar Danbatta made this known today while delivering his address during the Public Inquiry on three Regulatory Instruments […]
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are currently down for many users. The three apps which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure all completely stopped working shortly before 5pm. Other products that are part of the same family of apps, such as Facebook Workplace, also stopped working. When […]
