The Federal Government has approved the activation of new SIM card registration with mandatory National Identity Number linking, starting from April 19, 2021. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Thursday by the Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Femi Adeluyi. […]
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Nigeria’s leading youth-friendly telecommunication company, 9mobile, is providing free access to lecturers and students on tertiary educational technology platform, MyClassConnect. 9mobile’s support will ensure that users can access the platform without incurring mobile data costs. The partnership with MyClassConnect, a cloud-based single educational technology platform that facilitates both virtual and physical […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that robust digital infrastructure and literacy are key to reaping the transformational benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) across public and private institutions in the country. Danbatta stated this when he received a […]
As part of the United Nations’ World Creativity and Innovation Day 2021, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is organizing an Innovation Challenge with the theme “Inspiring Creativity and Innovation in the Nigerian Digital Economy” to harness innovative and impactful solutions for the development of a vibrant digital economy. […]
Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, MTN said it has begun the formation of a long term and sustainable pricing structure for its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions with bank channel partners. The senior manager, External Relations, Mr Funso Aina, MTN, in a statement, yesterday, said: “consequent on the intervention of […]
The Nigeria Volunteers Network (NVN) with the support of the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) Nigeria and Ewalewa Gallery launched the 17 Stories campaign to raise awareness on the need for action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The official launch took place at the Ewalewa Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria. 17 […]
Following the temporary suspension of sales of MTN products through our banking channel partners on April 2, 2021, services were restored on Sunday, April 4, 2021 with customers able to access all services. This was agreed on the basis that MTN would revert to its previous cost of sales structures […]
Furtherance to the recent USSD drama, Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS) has announced the expansion of its MoMo Agent cardless cash withdrawal service to over 40 banks and other financial institutions nationwide, providing seamless financial solutions to more people. Before now, it was exclusive to Access Bank, the service has […]
The South Korean electronics manufacturer, LG, is closing its loss-making mobile phone business. The board of directors approved the move on Monday, LG Electronics said in a statement released in Seoul. The shutdown of LG’s mobile phone sector is expected to be completed by the end of July. “LG’s strategic […]
Finally, the Telecom giant MTN Nigeria and its banking partners have reached agreement on unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)channels services restriction. The development is relief for Nigerian customers on the network locked out from accessing their bank accounts for airtime vending. Following the intervention of Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, minister […]