A public 5G pilot has been launched by MTN Nigeria in preparation for its eagerly awaited commercial rollout. The business is evaluating the infrastructure for the next network and plans to roll out 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri. Where coverage is available, customers […]
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It is insensitive and will exacerbate Nigerians’ suffering – Stakeholders Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have described the Federal Government’s plan to impose an additional 5% excise duty on telecommunications operators in Nigeria as insensitive and less compassionate. The implementation of a 5% excise duty by the Nigerian Customs Service […]
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 […]
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 […]