MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) announced last week a partnership to catalyze and support a national startup community in Nigeria. MassChallenge and NITDA have closely aligned goals to stimulate economic vitality and job creation in Nigeria by catalyzing entrepreneurial activity and supporting […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will facilitate the release of contiguous bandwidth in one of the most suitable frequency spectrum bands for early deployment of fifth Generation (5G) Network services in Nigeria. The MoU signing ceremony was […]
NIN Enrolment Reaches 54 Million The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the 30th of June, 2021. The extension was as a result of the virtual meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, […]
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended 31 March 2021 The Telecommunications giant, reveals that its mobile subscribers declined by 5 million to 71.5 million due to the effects of customer churn and the regulatory restrictions on new SIM sales and activations. The telecom […]
The speakers at the third edition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) dialogue have reiterated the importance of powering businesses, whether big or small, with technology and digital transformation in order to guarantee growth. MSME Dialogue, a quarterly event which took place on April 24, 2021 was organized by […]
Nigeria as a country is abundantly endowed with natural, physical and human resources. Its readiness for 4th Industrial Revolution is no longer in doubts, owing to the technological advancements we are witnessing in every strata of the economy. According to Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission […]
Telecommunications Giant, MTN Nigeria has introduced Remita, a leading electronic payment platform, for the management of all its post-paid invoicing, payment as well as service-and-expense reconciliation needs. The organisation,in a statement on Thursday said it had integrated its system with Remita’s invoicing and payments solutions suite to enable ease of […]
MTN group have bid for telecommunications licenses in Ethiopia. MTN confirms that it is participating with equity partners in a bid for a telecoms licence in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most-populous country which represents the last and largest telco liberalisation opportunity in the world. Our participation is aligned with our strategy, Ambition […]
MTN customers in Nigeria will be unable to buy data on their phones effective 12 midnight till 6am on Sunday, the telecommunication company has said. This was contained in a notice by the mobile network operator on Friday night titled, ‘Service Upgrade Notice’.. Due to an upgrade, data purchase will […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested no fewer than five suspects for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registration and sale of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the arrest was part of the commission’s […]