MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) is thrilled to have won one of the two 100MHz 3.5GHz spectrum licenses auctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is a big step in realizing the objectives of Nigeria’s National Broadband Plan, according to Nigeria’s foremost Mobile Network Operator (MNO) (2020-25). According […]
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Between September and November 2021, 475 people were convicted and sentenced to varying prison terms after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, filed charges against them in Federal High Courts around the country. The figure is a fraction of the roughly 1,000 drug offenders who were sentenced to prison […]
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has held its annual Christmas Carol/End of The Year Thanksgiving service to celebrate the goodness of God to the agency in the year 2021. The event, themed: “Unlimited Praise”, took place at the Authority’s headquarters, Ijora Olopa, with LAWMA’s management and staff, as well as […]
Professor Adeeolu Akande, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of telecommunications sector regulatory body, the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), has explained that spectrum plays a strategic role in meeting demand for advanced mobile data services According to him, telecommunications service consumers, especially for advanced mobile data services as well as a […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications as the winners of the two slots in the 3.5GHz spectrum auction for Fifth Generation (5G) network licenses (NCC). According to Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman of the NCC and auction overseer, the bids finished at $273 million […]
Orders Deployment Of X-Squad, Force Provost And Monitoring Unit To Police The Police Ahead Of The Yuletide The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered Commissioners of Police in the thirty-six (36) States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), their supervisory Assistant Inspectors General […]
Cybersafe foundation, one of Nigeria’s foremost non-governmental organization in the information security domain has launched the DigiGirls training programmes inpatnership with the United Kingdom (UK) government DigiGirls training program organised by Cybersafe Foundation is funded by the Foreign Development and Commonwealth Office of UK Government. The program is set to […]
The national coordinator of Progressive Shareholders Association, Okezie Boniface, said MTN Group’s decision to sell up to 575 million shares in MTN Nigeria to institutional and retail investors will make a Nigerian company. He made the commendation at an investors’ forum held in Lagos this week saying it would allow […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has continued to display its commitment to the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) by constantly collaborating with relevant stakeholders with the aim of harnessing resources together to digitally transform Nigeria. Promotion of indigenous content, which is a key […]
Nigeria’s telecom provider and youth friendly brand, 9mobile has been recognized for its innovation in driving initiatives that solve critical societal challenges at the 15th edition of the prestigious Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Responsibility Awards (SERAS). The telecom company was awarded the Deborah Leipzigar Africa Prize for Innovation for powering the Bichi […]