The Honourable Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, wishes to draw the attention of the general public and those involved in the digital economy to the Ministry’s activities prior to, during, and following the 2023 gubernatorial and state assembly elections. It may be recalled that […]
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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, wishes to bring to the attention of the digital economy stakeholders and the general public the Ministry’s activities before, during, and after the 2023 Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections. It may be recalled that on the 14th […]
According to the committee it formed to review the duty’s applicability to the telecom sector, which is regarded as already being overburdened with taxes and other levies, the Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for the telecom sub-sector of Nigeria’s digital economy industry. Minister of Communications and […]
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, thinks that effective collaborations among the nations in the continent would build a formidable and greater Information Technology (IT) ecosystem in light of the enormous natural and human resources inherent in Africa that can be utilized to […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) unveiled a Telecom Consumer Assistance, Resolution and Enquiries (TELCARE) Center as part of a series of activities to commemorate the 2023 International Consumers Rights Day, which was observed by the Commission in Abuja last Wednesday. The public concourse at Terminal C of the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
A call for applications for the Media Innovation Program has been released by Pan-Atlantic University and MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MIP). This is the second iteration of the program, which was first introduced in 2022 with the goal of assisting media professionals and fostering awareness of the continuously evolving media […]
As the African continent continues to experience rapid technological growth and increasing internet penetration, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has called on governments to be resilient in minimising the impact of cyberattacks on African Nations’ operations of critical infrastructure, national security, reputation, and economy. […]
Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, reported that during the presidential election, 12,988,978 cyberattacks with origins both inside and outside of Nigeria were stopped. In a statement issued recently by the Ministry and signed by the spokesperson to the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Uwa […]
In line with its consumer-centric approach to telecoms regulation, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised shortcodes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecom consumers in Nigeria. The Commission has already set a deadline of May 17, 2023, for all […]
MTN Nigeria and Amazon’s Prime Video have partnered to offer Prime Video Mobile Edition, a mobile-only, single-device subscription. Customers of MTN who sign up will get access to the whole catalogue of Prime Video, which includes more than 9,000 movies and 1,500 TV episodes, in standard definition with a cost-effective […]